The Book of Color
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Book Overview
In the late 19th century, an English missionary arrives on a remote island in the Indian Ocean, intent on wiping out fornication among the natives. Instead he incurs a curse that strikes first his... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0679439838
ISBN13:9780679439837
Release Date:August 1995
Publisher:Pantheon Books
Length:175 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.8" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A poetic and profound meditation on history and race
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Julia Blackburn is wonderful. Old Man Goya was one of the best books about an artist I've ever read. The Book of Color is in the lineage of Genesis, of Shakespeare, and of Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea. Although it is heavily reminiscent of the latter, it does not seem derivative; Blackburn has her own, strong voice. The motifs of the book, its scenes and metaphors, encapsulate the process of its writing. The author is haunted, and tries to follow her ghosts to their origins; you could call this a ghost story. Its understanding of the pathologies of racism and misogyny is deep, yet no character is a one-sided villain. I've read this book twice, and found it hypnotically beautiful both times.
Hypnotic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This strange & hypnotic novel is told in a dreamlike state and lures the reader into a seamless stream of vivid images. Haunting.
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