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Tiya Miles

    Tiya Miles beschäftigt sich mit der Schnittstelle zwischen afroamerikanischen und Cherokee-Erfahrungen und deckt dabei unerschlossene Geschichten und Verbindungen auf. Ihre Prosa verbindet gekonnt fundierte historische Forschung mit spekulativen Elementen und schafft so Erzählungen, die von Themen wie Identität, Erinnerung und der fortwährenden Präsenz der Vergangenheit handeln. Miles' Werk zeichnet sich durch tiefgreifende Auseinandersetzung mit der Komplexität menschlicher Beziehungen und kultureller Hinterlassenschaften aus. Sie bietet den Lesern eine unverwechselbare Stimme, die marginalisierte Geschichten lebendig werden lässt.

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    The Cherokee Rose
    All That She Carried
    • The Cherokee Rose, by Tiya Miles, an award-winning historian and MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient, delves into a lesser-known aspect of America's history involving slaveholding by Southern Creeks and Cherokees. This luminous work follows three young women drawn to a Georgia plantation, where extreme cruelty and extraordinary compassion once coexisted. The narrative is inspired by historical sources related to the Chief Vann House Historic Site and the early 1800s Moravian mission there, which Miles uncovered while researching her previous book, The House on Diamond Hill. In this fictionalized account, contemporary elements enhance the historical context. The characters include Jinx, a spirited historian exploring her tribe's complex racial history; Ruth, who finds solace in her garden and the cosmetic empire she built from it; and Cheyenne, a Southern black debutante seeking to connect with her personal history. Overarching their journeys is the spirit of Mary Ann Battis, a young woman linked to a mysterious fire at the mission. As the women uncover the secrets of the Cherokee plantation, they strive to connect with the past's strong spirits and reconcile their own life's conflicts.

      The Cherokee Rose2023
      3,8
    • All That She Carried

      • 416 Seiten
      • 15 Lesestunden

      A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a deeply layered and insightful testament to people who are left out of the archives

      All That She Carried2022
      4,2