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About this book
Set in 1840's New Orleans, this historical novel traces the journey of the community of free people of color who were feared and ignored by whites. Suspended between worlds of black and white, finding stability only int their own community, they live in tension and ambiguity that form their greatest strength and their greatest weakness. The protagonist is a 14 year old boy named Marcel with one white and one free black parent. Together with his sister and two close friends they deal with the transition of adolescence and its mirror in the ambiguity of their social position. Marcel awakens when his idol, a famous novelist and free man of color comes to New Orleans to open a school. Marcel has been promised an education by his rich white father and Marcel intends to make it at Christophe's school. Meanwhile, his sister Marie is being courted by a prosperous and respected friend of Marcel's, but her vulnerability and the plans of other jeopardize her happiness. Marcel is making his own journey to adulthood through relationships with Christophe and his family. When it is announced that Marcel is to learn a trade to support himself instead of finish academic study, Marcel rebels, is removed from school, and wanders seeking the truth about who he is and what he was meant to do.
Profil Pembaca
3.7/5 · 20 pembaca · 640 halaman · ≈ 11 h 51 m · Menengah
Berapa lama waktu membaca The Feast of All Saints?
Sekitar ≈ 11 h 51 m — 640 halaman, dengan asumsi kira-kira 250 kata per halaman pada 225 kata per menit.
Berapa halaman The Feast of All Saints?
640 halaman pada edisi yang paling banyak dibaca.
Apa genre The Feast of All Saints?
Buku ini ada di rak Drama, Historical Fiction, Fiction.
Apakah The Feast of All Saints sudah diangkat ke film atau serial TV?
Ya — adaptasi layarnya antara lain The Feast of All Saints (2001).
Apakah The Feast of All Saints domain publik?
Belum — masih dilindungi hak cipta.
Siapa penulis The Feast of All Saints?
Anne Rice.