3 edition of Feeding the ghosts found in the catalog.
Feeding the ghosts
Fred D"Aguiar
Published
1998
by Vintage in London
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Written in
Edition Notes
Originally published: London : Chatto & Windus, 1997.
| Statement | Fred D"Aguiar. |
| Genre | Fiction. |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | 230p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 230 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL18949102M |
| ISBN 10 | 009976511X |
D'Aguiar's third novel, Feeding the Ghosts (), was inspired by a visit D'Aguiar made to the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool and is based on the true story of the Zong massacre in which slaves were thrown from a slave ship into the Atlantic for insurance purposes. Fantastic book And, then there’s the great food, too! Sometimes books find you when you most need them. ‘Feeding the Hungry Ghost’ is one of these, speaking directly to your soul through food. It is a cookbook, yes, but so, so much more. Reading it is like listening to a friend tell you stories while Read More» ―.
Samhain Ritual: Feeding the Hungry Ghosts * This Samhain we seem to be asked to help heal the pain of our ancestors, "feeding" their souls. Here's an idea for a Samhain Ritual. It's a great one to share with a group, since there's lots of food involved. The Food. Create a feast (of whatever size you can manage) of foods that your ancestors. 'Feed the Ghosts' is a novel about the African slave trade. It's based on the Zong Massacre in , where a greedy captain threw slaves overboard to drown, hoping to pocket the insurance money. The insurers appealed and the matter went to court. Although it didn't result in a change in the law, it is generally remembered as one of the big.
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A literary venture into the economic shadow that slavery cast, Feeding the Ghosts, based on a true story, lays bare the raw business of the slave trade. The Zong, a slave ship packed with captive African "stock," is headed to the New World. When illness threatens to disable all on board and cut potential profits, the ship's captain orders his crew to throw the sick into the by: Feeding the Ghosts book.
Read 29 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Inspired by a true story, this suspenseful and deeply moving nov /5(29). Feeding the Ghosts (German) Paperback – Ma See all 4 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Price New from Used from Paperback "Please retry" — $ — Paperback, Ma $ $ $ Paperback $ Manufacturer: Ecco Press.
Feeding the Ghosts is a historical novel by Fred D’Aguiar, based on the real events surrounding the slave ship Zong in Written in a self-consciously elegiac and poetic style, D’Aguiar makes the incredible suffering endured by his characters almost beautiful Feeding the ghosts book underscoring the brutality and horror of the slave trade—so powerful it lives on in the form of the powerful racism that still pervades much of.
A literary venture into the economic shadow that slavery cast, Feeding the Ghosts, based on a true story, lays bare the raw business of the slave trade. The Zong, a slave ship packed with captive. KIRKUS REVIEW. This third novel from Whitbread-winner D’Aguiar, as impressive as its predecessors (Dear Future, ; The Longest Memory, ), depicts a barbaric deed in history—a British slave-ship captain’s decision to throw a third of his human cargo overboard because they—re sick—in all its savagery and sorrow.
Feeding the ghosts User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict. By turns dreamlike and almost unbearably gritty, D'Aguiar's (Dear Future, LJ 8/96) poignant take on a historic event transports the reader deep into the very timbers of the slave ship Zong, en route Read full review.
FEEDING THE GHOSTS. GET WEEKLY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Email Address Subscribe. Tweet. KIRKUS REVIEW. This third novel from Whitbread-winner D'Aguiar, as impressive as its predecessors (Dear Future, ; The Longest Memory, ), depicts a barbaric deed in history—a British slave-ship captain's decision to throw a third of his human.
Feeding the Ghosts was apparently inspired by D’Aguiar’s wish to rewrite history, particularly from a point of view that has been neglected in traditional historiography. The paper at hand pursues the question if his novel follows the formal criteria which define a revisionist historical novel.
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$Brand: GRIN Publishing. Powerful and poetic, Feeding the Ghosts is an unforgettable testimony to the struggle against oblivion, and a reminder of history overlooked and truth distorted.
'The sea is slavery.'. Inspired by a true story, this suspenseful and moving book chronicles an incident of courage and rebellion that took place aboard a disease-riddled slave ship, the Zong, returning from Africa. A literary venture into the economic shadow that slavery cast, Feeding the Ghosts, based on a true story, lays bare the raw business of the slave Zong, a slave ship packed with captive African “stock,” is headed to the New illness threatens to disable all on board and cut potential profits, the ship’s captain orders his crew to throw the sick into the ocean.
Get this from a library. Feeding the ghosts. [Fred D'Aguiar] -- On a slave ship inmore than one hundred African slaves are thrown overboard because they are sick. But one of them--a woman--is not sick and she manages to climb back on board to lead a. Feeding the Ghosts by Fred D'Aguiar,available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide/5().COVID Resources.
Reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID) is available from the World Health Organization (current situation, international travel).Numerous and frequently-updated resource results are available from this ’s WebJunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.WE ARE BETTER The novel Feeding the Ghosts, by Fred D'Aguiar, exploits the terrible conditions black people were put through while being transported from Africa to the Americas.
It examines the thought process of the captain, the crew, the captives, and the legal system of England. D'Aguiar.
