Bøger af Margaret Walker

This stunningly different Civil War novel boasts a heroine to rival Scarlett O'Hara. Daughter of the white plantation owner and his beloved black mistress, Vyry was conceived, born and reared to womanhood behind the House. Stepped in knowledge of and feeling for the times and the people, "Jubilee" is a magnificent tale told with devastating truth."A revelation." -- "Milwaukee Journal" "If you are fed up right to the hairline with Civil War books--'even good ones'--you'll still do yourself a favor by picking up "Jubilee."" -- "Chicago Tribune"

This chronicle relays the birth, growth, and development of ""Jubilee,""

Jubilee tells the true story of Vyry, the child of a white plantation owner and his black mistress. Vyry bears witness to the South's antebellum opulence and to its brutality, its wartime ruin, and the promises of Reconstruction.

Addressing the literature and culture of black America, This Is My Century, a classic first published in 1989, marked a significant contribution to American Poetry, bringing together Walker's selection of one hundred of her own poems.