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Queenie
A historical graphic novel inspired by the life of Harlem's legendary mobster, Stephanie Saint-ClairQueenie follows the life of Stephanie Saint-Clair--the infamous criminal who made herself a legend in Harlem in the 1930s. Born on a plantation in the French colony of Martinique, Saint-Clair left the island in 1912 and headed for the United States, eager to make a new life for herself. In New York she found success, rising up through poverty and battling extreme racism to become the ruthless queen of Harlem's mafia and a fierce defender of the Black community. A racketeer and a bootlegger, Saint-Clair dedicated her wealth and compassion to the struggling masses of Harlem, giving loans and paying debts to those around her. But with Prohibition ending, and under threat by Italian mobsters seeking to take control of her operation, she launched a merciless war to save her territory and her skin. In an America still swollen by depression and segregation, Saint-Clair understood that her image was a tool she could use to establish her power and wield as a weapon against her opponents. Authors Elizabeth Colomba and Aurelie Levy's meticulous details--in both story and art--bring Saint-Clair's story to life in a tense narrative, against a sometimes bloody backdrop of jazz and voodoo. The story tackles the themes of colonization, corruption, police violence, and racial identity, but above all, Queenie celebrates the genius of a woman forgotten by history
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monografia Rebiun38768759 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun38768759 m o d | cr#cnu|||||||| 221214s2023 xx o ||||0 eng d 9781647004514 1647004519 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ 741.5/944 23/eng/20240425 Colomba, Elizabeth Queenie 1st ed New York, NY Abrams, Inc. 2023 New York, NY New York, NY Abrams, Inc. 2022 1 online resource (168 pages) 1 online resource (168 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Back Cover A historical graphic novel inspired by the life of Harlem's legendary mobster, Stephanie Saint-ClairQueenie follows the life of Stephanie Saint-Clair--the infamous criminal who made herself a legend in Harlem in the 1930s. Born on a plantation in the French colony of Martinique, Saint-Clair left the island in 1912 and headed for the United States, eager to make a new life for herself. In New York she found success, rising up through poverty and battling extreme racism to become the ruthless queen of Harlem's mafia and a fierce defender of the Black community. A racketeer and a bootlegger, Saint-Clair dedicated her wealth and compassion to the struggling masses of Harlem, giving loans and paying debts to those around her. But with Prohibition ending, and under threat by Italian mobsters seeking to take control of her operation, she launched a merciless war to save her territory and her skin. In an America still swollen by depression and segregation, Saint-Clair understood that her image was a tool she could use to establish her power and wield as a weapon against her opponents. Authors Elizabeth Colomba and Aurelie Levy's meticulous details--in both story and art--bring Saint-Clair's story to life in a tense narrative, against a sometimes bloody backdrop of jazz and voodoo. The story tackles the themes of colonization, corruption, police violence, and racial identity, but above all, Queenie celebrates the genius of a woman forgotten by history In English; translated from the French St. Clair, Stephanie 1897-1969)--) Comic books, strips, etc African American women African American criminals Graphic novels Harlem (New York, N.Y.)- History- 20th century- Comic books, strips, etc New York (State)- New York. Historical comics. Biographical comics. Detective and mystery comics. Graphic novels. Historical fiction. Historical comics. Graphic novels. Comics (Graphic works) Biographical fiction. Biographical comics. Bandes dessinées policières. Bandes dessinées historiques. Bandes dessinées biographiques. Levy, Aurelie author 1-4197-5774-1