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Oreo

Fran Ross

3.62/5 (2500 ratings)

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One of a few works of satire written by African American women, Oreo is an uproariously funny novel about relations between African Americans and Jews. It is as fresh and outrageous today as when it was first published in 1974.

Born of a Jewish father and black mother, Oreo grows up in Philadelphia with her grandparents while her mother tours with a theatrical group. Soon after puberty Oreo heads for New York to search for her father, but in the big city she discovers that there are dozens of Sam Schwartzes. Oreo's mission turns into a wickedly humorous picaresque quest, reminiscent of the ancient Greek myth of Theseus. This is an ambitious and playful narrative that challenges not only the accepted notions of race, ethnicity, and identity, but also those of the novelistic form itself.

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Pages:: 212 pages

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Publisher:

Edition:: Northeastern Library of Black Literature

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1555534643

ISBN13:: 9781555534646

kindle Asin:: B00PE31J3A

Oreo

Fran Ross

3.62/5 (2500 ratings)

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One of a few works of satire written by African American women, Oreo is an uproariously funny novel about relations between African Americans and Jews. It is as fresh and outrageous today as when it was first published in 1974.

Born of a Jewish father and black mother, Oreo grows up in Philadelphia with her grandparents while her mother tours with a theatrical group. Soon after puberty Oreo heads for New York to search for her father, but in the big city she discovers that there are dozens of Sam Schwartzes. Oreo's mission turns into a wickedly humorous picaresque quest, reminiscent of the ancient Greek myth of Theseus. This is an ambitious and playful narrative that challenges not only the accepted notions of race, ethnicity, and identity, but also those of the novelistic form itself.

Format:

Pages:: 212 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: Northeastern Library of Black Literature

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1555534643

ISBN13:: 9781555534646

kindle Asin:: B00PE31J3A

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