{"title":"Wallace Thurman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWallace Thurman\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a powerful voice in General Fiction, exploring themes of identity, race, and social dynamics with unflinching honesty. His work captures the complexities of African American experience with sharp insight and literary grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect narratives that challenge societal norms and illuminate personal struggles, characterised by vivid characters and thought-provoking storytelling. Thurman’s writing remains a significant contribution to American literature, blending cultural critique with compelling fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-blacker-the-berry-by-wallace-thurman-9781454960157","title":"The Blacker the Berry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking, yet controversial novel of the Harlem Renaissance about a young, dark-skinned Black woman reckoning with colourism as she navigates 1920s Harlem, reissued and repackaged for the \u003ci\u003eHerald Classics\u003c\/i\u003e line.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmma Lou Morgan's dark complexion is a source of sorrow and humiliation not only to herself but also to her lighter-skinned family members and the white community of her hometown, Boise, Idaho. Hoping to find a safe haven, Emma travels to New York's Harlem, the Black Mecca of the 1920s. Wallace Thurman brings to life this legendary time and place in rich detail, describing Emma's visits to nightclubs, dance halls, and house-rent parties, her sex life and catastrophic love affairs, her dreams and her disillusions, and the momentous decision she makes to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA lost classic of Black American literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Blacker the Berry\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling portrait of the destructive depth of intra-racial bias in the Black community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371488395500,"sku":"9781454960157","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/253833482706.jpg?v=1773226554"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/wallace-thurman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}