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Fearless and free : a memoir / Josephine Baker ; translated from the French by Anam Zafar and Sophie Lewis ; foreword by Ijeoma Oluo ; introduction by Marcel Sauvage ; afterword by Jean-Claude Bouillon-Baker.

Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 (author.). Zafar, Anam, (translator.). Lewis, Sophie, (translator.). Oluo, Ijeoma, (writer of foreward.). Sauvage, Marcel, (writer of introduction.). Bouillon-Baker, Jean-Claude, (writer of afterword.).

Summary:

"Published in English for the first time, this is the memoir of the fabulous, rule-breaking, one-of-a-kind Josephine Baker"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593853696
  • ISBN: 0593853695
  • Physical Description: xiv, 282 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Tiny Reparations Books, 2025.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282).
Formatted Contents Note:
From the banks of the Mississippi to the banks of the Seine -- Paris news and views -- First tour of the old and new worlds -- A cinematic turn -- An enormous appetite and soft skin -- How I became a singer -- From the stage to the gramophone -- Four years of adventure -- Secrets from the boudoir -- A final word on the celebrities of the time.
Language Note:
Translated into English from the original French text.
Subject: Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975.
African American women dancers > France.
African American women singers > 20th century > Biography.
Actresses, Black > France > Biography.
African American entertainers > France.
Women spies > France > Biography.
African American women civil rights workers > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 792.78092 .B167f 2025 (Text) 37814003704211 NON-FICTION - NEW Reshelving -

Summary: "Published in English for the first time, this is the memoir of the fabulous, rule-breaking, one-of-a-kind Josephine Baker"--

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