The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Author: James Weldon Johnson
Translator: Seung-geol Cheon
Publisher: Munhakdongne
216 pages | 210*140mm
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About This Book
James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man takes
place in post Reconstruction era America and follows the story of a
young biracial male. Johnson poses a complex dilemma: because the
"Ex-Colored Man," which is the only name by which the protagonist is
referred, represents what, at the time was, a social contradiction of
race and culture, he is forced to choose which aspect of his heritage to
publicly express. His options are to embrace his black heritage and
culture, or to pass as a white man cloaked in middle-class, mediocre
obscurity. Johnson's novel explores racial tensions in late nineteenth
and early twentieth century culture through this poignant coming of age
story.
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