Bricks Without Straw: A Novel by Albion Winegar Tourgée
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"Bricks Without Straw" by Albion Winegar Tourgée is a novel written in the late 19th century, likely during the period of Reconstruction following the American Civil War. The book explores the complexities of freedom and identity for formerly enslaved individuals, with a focus on the main character Nimbus, a newly freed man grappling with name changes and the implications of freedom for himself and his family. At the start of the novel,
we are introduced to Nimbus, a Black man reflecting on the transformations he and his fellow freedmen face after emancipation. Through a soliloquy, he muses on the challenges of adopting new names and the confusion that soon follows, highlighting the remnants of his past as a slave and his desire to shed those associations. The dialogue between Nimbus and his friend 'Liab reveals the struggles in forging a new identity and the social implications of freedom. The narrative resonates with themes of self-definition, the legacy of slavery, and the quest for both personal and communal identity in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Tourgée, Albion Winegar, 1838-1905 |
|---|---|
| Title | Bricks Without Straw: A Novel |
| Credits | Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Southern States -- Fiction |
| Subject | Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Freed persons -- Southern States -- Fiction |
| Subject | African Americans -- Southern States -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6058 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-06058-3 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 449 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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