{"id":64111,"date":"2023-01-25T01:48:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T01:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=64111"},"modified":"2023-01-25T01:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T01:48:23","slug":"plum-bum-a-novel-without-a-moral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=64111","title":{"rendered":"Plum Bum: A Novel Without a Moral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plum Bum: A Novel Without a Moral<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Beacon Press<\/a>
\n2022-03-08 (originally published in 1929)
\n328 pages
\n5.5 x 8.5 Inches (US)
\nPaperback ISBN: 978-080700660-3<\/p>\n

Author: Jessie Redmon Fauset<\/strong>
\nForeword by: Morgan Jerkins<\/strong><\/a>
\nAfterword: Deborah McDowell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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For readers of The Vanishing Half<\/em><\/a>, a hidden gem from the Harlem Renaissance<\/a> about a young Black woman\u2019s journey toward self-acceptance while passing as white<\/a> in 1920s New York City<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Originally published in 1929 at the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Plum Bun<\/em> is the story of Angela Murray, a young Black woman of mixed heritage who uses the advantages of her lighter skin to escaper her own life. Beginning with a childhood in her Black middle class Philadelphia<\/a> neighborhood, Angela dreams of being a renowned painter. She believes she will only achieve this through whiteness and being a part of white society. Bestowed with the light skin of her mother, while her sister Virginia\u2019s darker complexion resembles that of their father\u2019s, Angela refuses to accept a life dictated by the limitations that come with her race and gender.<\/p>\n

Leaving behind her family and identity, Angela escapes to a roaring New York City where she befriends the art elites and presents herself as a white woman. Thrust into a world of seduction, betrayal, love, lust, and heartbreak, Angela soon discovers that to find true fulfillment within herself, she must accept and embrace her own identity\u2014both her race and gender. Written with meticulous care and appreciation for the complicated nature of her characters, while also highlighting the beauty of every day Black life, Jessie Redmon Fauset\u2019s Plum Bun<\/em> raises important questions to inspire new readers.<\/p>\n

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