{"product_id":"banana-bottom-9780156106504","title":"Banana Bottom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"There is an abundant humor to this book and pathos; there is melodrama and the quiet charm of introspective analysis, and above all there is entertainment.\"--Saturday Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA novel of love and war, from the author of \u003cem\u003eHome to Harlem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBita Plant is adopted and sent to England from Jamaica by white missionary benefactors and returns to her home village of Banana Bottom seven years later a beautiful, cultured young lady. Despite the evangelical guidance of her foster parents and friendship with a white squire, Bita is increasingly drawn to the vitality of her more natural culture with its festivals, superstitions, revival meetings, and passionate courtships. Among her many suitors she chooses to marry the quiet, humble man who allows her to be most true to herself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claude McKay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/1974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.41h x 4.77w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156106504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcKay, Claude:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaude McKay \u003c\/strong\u003ewas a writer and poet. Born in Jamaica in 1889 to peasant farmers, he wrote poetry and fiction about Black life in Jamaica and America. His books include \u003cem\u003eHarlem Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e (1922); \u003cem\u003eConstab Ballads\u003c\/em\u003e (1912); and \u003cem\u003eSongs of Jamaica\u003c\/em\u003e (1912), as well as a number of novels and short-story collections. A key figure in the Harlem Renaissance, he was also involved in many social causes, particularly in the fight for racial justice. He died in Chicago in 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45439949078643,"sku":"9780156106504","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ac630973-f6c1-491a-b297-2f1f716acbf8.jpg?v=1788439232","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/banana-bottom-9780156106504","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}