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By: Danzy Senna

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  • CategoryHistory
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Pages413
  • Published1998
  • File size1.3 MB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9781573227162

Key ideas from the book

  • The novel considers how racial identity can shape a person’s sense of self and belonging.
  • It explores the bonds and tensions within a divided family.
  • The story examines racial passing and the pressures surrounding public identity.
  • It connects private family experience with the political and social climate of 1970s America.
  • Readers gain a thoughtful work of American fiction focused on race, memory, and sisterhood.

About Caucasia by Danzy Senna

Set in 1970s America, Caucasia follows Birdie Lee, a biracial girl whose family is divided by race, politics, and conflicting ideas about identity. When Birdie becomes separated from her sister, Cole, she is forced to navigate a changing family life and an uncertain sense of belonging.

Danzy Senna’s novel examines racial passing, family loyalty, sisterhood, and the personal consequences of social and political upheaval. It suits readers interested in American literature, multiracial identity, and fiction shaped by the history of race in the United States.

About Danzy Senna

Danzy Senna is an American novelist and essayist whose work explores race, identity, family, and American culture. Her debut novel, Caucasia, follows two biracial sisters separated during the racial tensions of 1970s Boston and established her as a distinctive voice in contemporary fiction. Her other novels include Symptomatic, New People, and Colored Television. Senna has also written the memoir Where Did You Sleep Last Night? and the story collection You Are Free. Her fiction and nonfiction…

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