{"product_id":"the-flagellants-paperback","title":"The Flagellants - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlene Hatcher Polite\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePierre Alien\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeminist and civil rights activist Charlene Hatcher Polite interrogates the violent conflicts at the intersection of race and gender in her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Flagellants\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal and Jimson are a young black couple living in New York City, whose escalating verbal and physical clashes reflect the casual brutality inflicted on African Americans. Dismissed by some for its experimental, nonlinear style and dense dialect, \u003ci\u003eThe Flagellants\u003c\/i\u003e was praised by others for its powerful voice of rage against an oppressive society. As \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e noted upon its publication, the book was among the first fictional works by a black woman to focus directly on the theme of the sometimes bitter antagonism between black men and women, a theme later taken up by Toni Morrison and Alice Walker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in France to critical acclaim and only later in the U.S., \u003ci\u003eThe Flagellants\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a scathing critique of black masculinity and femininity, race relations in the 1960s, and invented dichotomies across the human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlene Hatcher Polite (1932-2009) worked as a professional dancer in Detroit and New York City and for several civil rights organizations before turning to writing. In 1964 she moved to Paris where she wrote two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Flagellants\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSister X and the Victims of Foul Play\u003c\/i\u003e. She later taught creative writing at the University of Buffalo until her retirement in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.03 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 1967\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724276797503,"sku":"9780374526566","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/da5c5b5a16e3a52153aa8848354d4247.webp?v=1765102121","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-flagellants-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}