Mama Day
First Vintage Contemporaries Edition
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Author
Contributions
- David Montiel - Cover Art
Publication
1989 - Vintage Books, New York, USA, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
78,000 words, Guess
Page Count
312 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2055560M
- ISBN-139780679721819
- ISBN-100679721819
- OCLC Control Number18908530
- OCLC Control Numbermamadayney00nayl
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number88033861
- GoogleNJWsLwHwPGgC
- WikidataQ100710649
- Goodreads33363
- LibraryThing53834
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3564.A895 M3 1989b
Description
Mama day is about many things. It's the story of Ophelia and George two black American's and how they fall in love in try to reconcile their differences of upbringing and culture. It's about the dying culture of Gullah on the Georgia sea islands and it is even a reworking of Shakespeare's Tempest.
Description
Miranda Day, matriarch of an island off the coast of the U.S., fights a mortal combat with dark forces that threaten her great-niece, Cocoa, who has married and gone to the mainland.
Subjects
Topics
Times
Genres
- Fiction.
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