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  1. Crossing the River Critical Essays

    Crossing the River was short-listed for the Booker Prize of 1993. It is the least bleak of Phillips's novels. Most reviews have focused on the unity of its voices and themes. Several point out ...

  2. Crossing the River Summary

    Crossing the River is a novel of the African diaspora, following the life stories of three Africans. Each is portrayed as being in some sense the child of a nameless father who sells his children ...

  3. Crossing the River Summary

    Plot Summary. Crossing the River is a historical novel by British author Caryl Phillips, first published in 1993. It focuses on a trio of black people during different periods in history, as they struggle with being separated from their native Africa. The main characters are Nash, an educated and religious slave who travels to Africa to serve ...

  4. Crossing the River Summary & Study Guide

    The first section of Crossing the River is a novella, "The Pagan Coast," the tale of an ill-fated project of the American Colonization Society to educate slaves in Christian ways and then ship them to Liberia where they will carry the Gospel to the pagans in the interior of Africa. The central characters are Nash and Edward Williams. Edward is a well-meaning but naive slave owner in Virginia ...

  5. Crossing the River by Ambai

    Fresh Reads. ·. May 7, 2021. Crossing the River or Aatraik Kadaththal is a short play written by Indian feminist writer C. S. Lakshmi who writes under the pseudonym Ambai. It is a one act play and therefore not divided into Acts. In fact it is not even divided into Scenes. The entire play is one long Scene and there is just one actor on stage ...

  6. Crossing the River

    Crossing the River is a historical novel by British author Caryl Phillips, published in 1993. The Village Voice calls it "a fearless reimagining of the geography and meaning of the African diaspora." The Boston Globe said, "Crossing the River bears eloquently chastened testimony to the shattering of black lives."

  7. Crossing the River

    Crossing the River Summary. The first section of Crossing the River is a novella, "The Pagan Coast," the tale of an ill-fated project of the American Colonization Society to educate slaves in Christian ways and then ship them to Liberia where they will carry the Gospel to the pagans in the interior of Africa. The central characters are Nash and Edward Williams.

  8. Caryl Phillips' "Crossing the River": A Postcolonial Reading

    Slavery, hybridity and theme of racism are intertwined beautifully in the novel. Crossing the River has an epic sweep covering the whole prospect of the traumatic experience of Black people. Caryl Phillips depicts this novel through both type of characters slaves and masters, blacks and whites, victims and victors.

  9. Crossing the River Themes

    Failed Christianity. Virtually all of the white men in Caryl Phillips' Crossing the River are professed Christians, and yet all except the contemporaries in the final journal, "Somewhere in England," are involved in the commerce of slavery. The inconsistencies between these two realities create the dynamic that drives both Edward Williams and Captain Hamilton's father to madness.

  10. Crossing the River by Carol Smith: Summary and reviews

    Crossing the River is a sober, hopeful reminder that we're not all as separate as we sometimes think. What we've been through, somebody else has been through (Rory A). Smith's memoir, a deeply personal journey of recovery from grief, is an exceptionally lyrical and beautifully written work of literature that invites the reader to follow her ...

  11. Crossing the River Summary and Cliff Notes

    Crossing the River Book Summary. The novel's opening is mostly the perspective of Nash, Martha, and Travis' "father" mixed with the thoughts of the English slave trader James Hamilton, which are expressed in italics. The narrator explains that he had to sell his three children to slavery because his crops failed and he had no money.

  12. Crossing the River Themes

    Discussion of themes and motifs in Caryl Phillips' Crossing the River. eNotes critical analyses help you gain a deeper understanding of Crossing the River so you can excel on your essay or test.

  13. Crossing the River: Essays in Honour of Margaret Laurence

    3.71. 7 ratings0 reviews. In Crossing the River, thirteen Canadian and European scholars celebrate the life and work of Margaret Laurence. ". . . all students of Laurence's art should find this a useful, probing ­casebook."--The Globe and Mail. 213 pages, Paperback. First published June 1, 1988.

  14. Crossing the river : essays in honour of Margaret Laurence

    Mourning Becomes Margaret: Laurence's Farewell to Fiction. Nora Foster Stovel. Sociology. 2000. Abstract: Margaret Laurence (1926-1987) composed Dance on the Earth: A Memoir (1989) as a tribute to her mothers and a celebration of "the female principle in the Holy Spirit.". Laurence's copious….

  15. Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir

    In Crossing the River , Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own intense chal­lenges, whether a life-altering accident, injury, or diag­nosis. ... The author is a journalist, and the book unravels as a series of extended essays and glimpses into the lives of ...

  16. Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones: Deng Xiaoping in the Making

    As he often said, his approach was "crossing the river by feeling the stones." Ezra F. Vogel astutely characterised Deng as the general manager of China's transformation. 17 Deng himself admitted he lacked the skills, knowledge, and experience in many fields, and so left them in the hands of more capable subordinates. He handpicked teams ...

  17. Crossing the River Short Essay Assignments

    This comprehensive lesson plan includes 30 daily lessons, 180 multiple choice questions, 20 essay questions, 20 fun activities, and more - everything you need to teach Crossing the River!

  18. PDF Dig that Creek or Tunnel that Creek? Case Study of Crossing San Tomas

    "as bid" version of the creek crossing is attached. 5. BID PHASE The project was released for bidding in 2010 and bids were opened on June 30, 2010. Seven bids were received. The low bidder was K.J. Woods Construction based in San Francisco. The bid item for the creek crossing ged ran from about $400K to $1.3M. 6. CONSTRUCTION PHASE

  19. I was swept away crossing a river on the Pacific Crest Trail

    Then the river turned and the current slowed. I was pushed to the slower, far side of the bank. I fought to turn over on my back and felt the buoyancy of my backpack, now underneath me. After my first breath, I looked up as I crossed under the branches of a bush on the bank of the river and grabbed one.

  20. Piru Creek

    Located in Los Angeles County, Piru Creek drains the rugged and remote Sespe Wilderness and flows into the Santa Clara River. The recreational segment of Piru Creek is located within the Angeles National Forest and starts one-half mile below Pyramid Lake Dam and continues downstream to the Sespe Wilderness boundary. The wild segment is located within the Los Padres National Forest from the ...

  21. Crossing the River Characters

    The Characters. Each story's style reflects the main character's era, station in life, and habits of mind. Nash Williams's letters, for example, incorporate nineteenth century cadences and ...

  22. Anza Trail Historic Sites in California

    Santa Ana River Crossing and Expedition Camp #59 Both Anza expeditions crossed the river here, and it was the New Year's Eve campsite for the 1775-76 expedition. Riverside County Regional Parks offers two Anza-related sites. The Camp #59 and river crossing sites are both within the Martha McLean/Anza Narrows Park (5759 Jurupa Ave.) in Riverside.