A Tall History of Sugar
(eAudiobook)
A Tall History of Sugar tells the story of Moshe Fisher, a man who was "born without skin," so that no one is able to tell what race he belongs to; and Arrienne Christie, his quixotic soul mate who makes it her duty in life to protect Moshe from the social and emotional consequences of his strange appearance. The narrative begins with Moshe's birth in the late 1950s, four years before Jamaica's independence from colonial rule, and ends in the era of what Forbes calls "the fall of empire," the era of Brexit and Donald Trump. The historical trajectory layers but never overwhelms the scintillating love story as the pair fight to establish their own view of loving, against the moral force of the colonial "plantation" and its legacies that continue to affect their lives and the lives of those around them. Written in lyrical, luminous prose that spans the range of Jamaican Englishes, this remarkable story follows the couple's mysterious love affair from childhood to adulthood, from the haunted environs of rural Jamaica to the city of Kingston, and then to England-another haunted locale in Forbes's rendition.
Notes
Forbes, C., & Miles, R. (2019). A Tall History of Sugar. Unabridged. [United States], HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Forbes, Curdella and Robin, Miles. 2019. A Tall History of Sugar. [United States], HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Forbes, Curdella and Robin, Miles, A Tall History of Sugar. [United States], HighBridge, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Forbes, Curdella, and Robin Miles. A Tall History of Sugar. Unabridged. [United States], HighBridge, 2019.
Hoopla Extract Information
hooplaId | 12464448 |
---|---|
title | A Tall History of Sugar |
kind | AUDIOBOOK |
price | 2.81 |
active | 1 |
pa | 0 |
profanity | 0 |
children | 0 |
demo | 0 |
rating | |
abridged | 0 |
dateLastUpdated | Jan 14, 2023 06:21:14 PM |
Record Information
Last File Modification Time | Nov 22, 2023 10:42:26 PM |
---|---|
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | May 01, 2024 02:25:09 AM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 03008nim a22005175a 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | MWT12464448 | ||
003 | MWT | ||
005 | 20231027054138.0 | ||
006 | m o h | ||
007 | sz zunnnnnuned | ||
007 | cr nnannnuuuua | ||
008 | 231027o2019 xxunnn eo f n eng d | ||
020 | |a 9781684572694|q (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) | ||
020 | |a 168457269X|q (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) | ||
028 | 4 | 2 | |a MWT12464448 |
029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/rcb_9781684572694_180.jpeg | ||
037 | |a 12464448|b Midwest Tape, LLC|n http://www.midwesttapes.com | ||
040 | |a Midwest|e rda | ||
099 | |a eAudiobook hoopla | ||
100 | 1 | |a Forbes, Curdella,|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 2 | |a A Tall History of Sugar|h [electronic resource] /|c Curdella Forbes. |
250 | |a Unabridged. | ||
264 | 1 | |a [United States] :|b HighBridge,|c 2019. | |
264 | 2 | |b Made available through hoopla | |
300 | |a 1 online resource (1 audio file (14hr., 31 min.)) :|b digital. | ||
336 | |a spoken word|b spw|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a computer|b c|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a online resource|b cr|2 rdacarrier | ||
344 | |a digital|h digital recording|2 rda | ||
347 | |a data file|2 rda | ||
506 | |a Instant title available through hoopla. | ||
511 | 1 | |a Read by Robin Miles. | |
520 | |a A Tall History of Sugar tells the story of Moshe Fisher, a man who was "born without skin," so that no one is able to tell what race he belongs to; and Arrienne Christie, his quixotic soul mate who makes it her duty in life to protect Moshe from the social and emotional consequences of his strange appearance. The narrative begins with Moshe's birth in the late 1950s, four years before Jamaica's independence from colonial rule, and ends in the era of what Forbes calls "the fall of empire," the era of Brexit and Donald Trump. The historical trajectory layers but never overwhelms the scintillating love story as the pair fight to establish their own view of loving, against the moral force of the colonial "plantation" and its legacies that continue to affect their lives and the lives of those around them. Written in lyrical, luminous prose that spans the range of Jamaican Englishes, this remarkable story follows the couple's mysterious love affair from childhood to adulthood, from the haunted environs of rural Jamaica to the city of Kingston, and then to England-another haunted locale in Forbes's rendition. | ||
538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
650 | 0 | |a Heritage|v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Literature|v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Magic realism (Literature)|v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Sagas|v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Travel|v Fiction. | |
651 | 7 | |a West Indies. | |
655 | 7 | |a Fiction.|2 lcgft | |
655 | 7 | |a Romance fiction.|2 lcgft | |
700 | 1 | |a Miles, Robin,|e reader. | |
710 | 2 | |a hoopla digital. | |
856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12464448?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435|z Instantly available on hoopla. |
856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover image|u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/rcb_9781684572694_180.jpeg |