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Schuyler; Introduction by Danzy Senna","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Classics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2018-01-16)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e208\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780143131885\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e158.76\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.71 x 5.04 x 0.53\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of the Oscar-winning film \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: the landmark comic satire that asks, “What would happen if all black people in America turned white?”—featuring an introduction by Danzy Senna, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCaucasia \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eColored Television\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It’s New Year’s Day 1933 in New York City, and Max Disher, a young black man, has just found out that a certain Dr. Junius Crookman has discovered a mysterious process that allows people to bleach their skin white—a new way to “solve the American race problem.” Max leaps at the opportunity, and after a brief stay at the Crookman Sanitarium, he becomes Matthew Fisher, a white man who is able to attain everything he has ever wanted: money, power, good liquor, and the white woman who rejected him when he was black.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lampooning myths of white supremacy and racial purity and caricaturing prominent African American leaders like W. E. B. Du Bois, Madam C. J. Walker, and Marcus Garvey, \u003ci\u003eBlack No More\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterwork of speculative fiction and a hilarious satire of America’s obsession with race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge S. Schuyler\u003c\/b\u003e (1895–1977), a satirist, critic, and eminent African American journalist of the Harlem Renaissance, was born in Providence, Rhode Island. After a seven-year stint in the army, he moved to New York City, where he joined the staff of \u003ci\u003eThe Messenger, \u003c\/i\u003ethe official magazine of the Friends of Negro Freedom, a black socialist group. His writing for \u003ci\u003eThe Messenger\u003c\/i\u003e caught the eye of H. L. Mencken, who became a mentor figure to Schuyler; Schuyler soon began writing for Mencken’s \u003ci\u003eThe American Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Pittsburgh Courier, \u003c\/i\u003eblack America’s most influential newspaper. He became the first black journalist to attain national prominence and was known for his controversial opinions. In addition to \u003ci\u003eBlack No More\u003c\/i\u003e, Schuyler published the novels \u003ci\u003eSlaves Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (originally as a serial in \u003ci\u003eThe Pittsburgh Courier\u003c\/i\u003e) as well as several novellas and an autobiography. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDanzy Senna\u003c\/b\u003e (introduction) is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eColored Television\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e New People\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Symptomatic\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCaucasia\u003c\/i\u003e, a national bestseller that won the Stephen Crane Award for Best New Fiction and the American Library Association’s Alex Award and was translated into nearly a dozen languages. A recipient of the Whiting Writers Award, Senna is also the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eWhere Did You Sleep Last Night?\u003c\/i\u003e and the story collection \u003ci\u003eYou Are Free.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Los Angeles, where she is a professor of English at the University of Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44900667556001,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780143131885","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780143131885.jpg?v=1744358269","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/black-no-more-paperback-by-george-s-schuyler-introduction-by-danzy-senna","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}