Middle Passage Book Review. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora, stephanie e. “color theory says that black, the absence of all colors, matters;
The big american crime, ny review of books many thousands gone: Middle passage is both unexpectedly funny and highly intellectual. — washington post highly readable.by turns mimicking historical romance, slave narrative, picaresque tale, parable, and sea yarn, indebted to swift, coleridge, melville, and conrad. — los angeles times book review a vivid and compelling work. — essence Jung educational center in houston, texas.
The cruel journey known as the middle passage.
A middle passage from africa to american diaspora, stephanie e. And that white, the presence of all colors, matters,” louis b. The power of the book likes in how palacio creates such a normal, relatable character from a boy living with such an extraordinary physical affliction. Middle passage, johnson’s third published novel, is a complex blend of allegory, adventure story, tall tale, and philosophical meditation.the novel won the national book award.