The Color Line

by Igiaba Scego

Book Overview

Inspired by true events, this gorgeous, haunting novel intertwines the lives of two Black female artists more than a century apart, both outsiders in Italy.

It was the middle of the nineteenth century when Lafanu Brown audaciously decided to become an artist. In the wake of the American Civil War, life was especially tough for Black women, but she didn't let that stop her. The daughter of a Chippewa woman and an African-Haitian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635420865
• ISBN13: 9781635420869
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Other Press (NY)
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.2" x 7.9"