The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393341135 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 342 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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He falls victim to "the tragedy of ignorance and the damage caused by fear," in the words of poet Rita Dovethe first African American to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate and a member of the jury that conferred on The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia the 2011 Anisfield-Wolf Award for books that "make a significant contribution to our understanding of racism and our appreciation for the diversity of human cultures."You won't forget Theo Boykin, nor will you forget his friends the Cailiffs, especially Gladys, who tells this story with love and bewilderment, and the teacher, Miss Spivey, who changes all their lives.. A hidden history of the South emerges when a worldly teacher leads Threestep, GA, to reinvent itself, setting in motion events that lead to triumph and tragedy for the black teenager who happens to be the smartest person in Piedmont County, Georgia, in 1938–39.As an epigraph from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois reminds us at the start of this novel, "Throughout history, the powers of single black men flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness."Protagonist Theo Boykin is a genius, an artist, an inventor, a Leonardo DaVinci–type, whose talents are sought after by local blacks and whites alike, but even this is not enough to save him
Fascinated by the Middle East, she transforms the town into Baghdad, culminating in a bazaar that attracts Georgians from across the state. All rights reserved. In the tradition of Scheherazade, stories are told within stories, by many tellers, creating a nesting doll of events for the young Gladys to get to the bottom of. From Publishers Weekly Stefaniak (The Turk and My Mother) delivers a deeply engaging story from the heart of 1930s-era Threestep, Ga., that manages to include stop offs in 1775 Baghdad and 1864 Savannah along the way. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. But the young teacher's progressive spirit proves threatening to some, and her vision falls prey to a tragic chain of events, giving the novel a much-needed boost. . Loosely following the tradition
the best kind of surprise Imagine you accidentally receive a book you would never choose for yourself; the description of the theme, the locale, the characters are simply not for you. Until you open the book and can't put it aside. I usually read in bed to hasten descent into boredom and sleep. But this book of side-splitting laughter, wisdom and sadness, I reserved for wide-awa. Belle said Could have been great!. This isn't the type of book I would normally choose to read, but I actually really enjoyed the first part of it. The characters were engaging, and the setting was vivid. Though I've never visited the South, I felt like I was there, getting a taste of what it was like in the late 'Could have been great! This isn't the type of book I would normally choose to read, but I actually really enjoyed the first part of it. The characters were engaging, and the setting was vivid. Though I've never visited the South, I felt like I was there, getting a taste of what it was like in the late '30s.Unfortunately, the second part of the book completely lost my interest. 0s.Unfortunately, the second part of the book completely lost my interest. The best kind of escape The Califfs of Baghdad, Georgia, can come to my house, any time. The characters seemed so real that I found myself wondering what they were doing when I wasn't reading the book. To me, that's the sign of a truly well-written novel, one that transports me away from my own circumstances, my worries or my day-to-day details. I loved being in Threestep, Geo