Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark
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In this searing novel, Caryl Phillips reimagines the life of the first black entertainer in the U.S. to reach the highest levels of fame and fortune.After years of struggling for success on the stage, Bert Williams (1874â€”1922), the child of recent immigrants from the Bahamas, made the radical decision to don blackface makeup and play the â€œcoon.â€ Behind this mask he became a Broadway headlinerâ€“as influential a comedian as Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and W. C. Fields, who called him â€œthe funniest man I ever saw, and the saddest man I ever knew.â€ It is this dichotomy at Williamsâ€™ core that Phillips explores in this richly nuanced, brilliantly written novel, unblinking in its attention to the sinister compromises that make up an identity.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2006-10-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781400079834

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