Černošský Pán Bůh a páni Izraeliti / Starej zákon a proroci

by Roark Bradford, Josef Mach (Translator), Helena Zmatlíková (Illustrator)

1928. Bradford's works of fiction and folklore were based on his childhood contacts with African-American preachers, musicians, and storytellers in his father's plantations. Ol' Man Adam An' His Chillun, is his first book and was collected from stories first published in the World. The stories were then adapted by Marc Connelly into the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Green Pastures. Bradford also wrote novels which depicted the plight of African-Americans from a historical perspective. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Genres: Religion

376 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Roark Whitney Wickliffe Bradford (1896-1948) was an American short story witer and novelist. His work appeared in Collier's, Harper's, and Virginia Quarterly Review. He was the recipient of the 1927 O. Henry Award.

He attended University of California, Berkeley, and served as a first lieutenant in the Coast Artillery during World War I.

First wife Lydia Sehorn, divorcing her in 1933. He then married Mary Rose Sciarra Himler - also a writer and former editor for Bobbs-Merrill. He served as night city editor for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Bradford continued to produce well-received work during the 1930s and early 1940s. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve Bureau of Aeronautics Training during World War II.

In 1946, he accepted a position as visiting lecturer in the English department at Tulane University in New Orleans.

On November 13, 1948, he died of amebic dysentery, believed to have been contracted while he was stationed in French West Africa in 1943. His cremated remains were spread over the waters of the Mississippi River.

At the time of his death, Bradford’s writings were very popular. Since the 1940s, however, much of his body of work has been reevaluated. Many criticize his work as patronizing and demeaning in its portrayal of black characters.

Marc Connelly adapted Ol' Man Adam and his Chillun for the stage as The Green Pastures, which won a Pulitzer Prize. His stage adaption of John Henry appeared in New York in 1940.

Reviews

[Marek Grác · Rating 3 out of 5]

V úvode som bol nadšený, ale postupom času to už je na jedno kopyto.

[Tomas Kubin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tato kniha mne provázela dětstvím a po pravdě řečeno, o biblických příbězích jsem se z ní dozvěděl víc, než kdekoliv jinde. České vydání má navíc fantastické ilustrace od paní Zmatlíkové.

[Martina Wolfová · Rating 3 out of 5]

Biblické příběhy trochu jinak a rozhodně vtipně :)

[Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Biblické příběhy trochu jinak. Příjemné a vtipné čtení. A nádherně přeložené.

[Dymbula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vy\nikající knížka, škoda, že není v e-podobě.

[Yacoob · Rating 2 out of 5]

Není to úplné zlé, ale potíž je, že podobné věci je strašně těžké přeložit. Věřím, že v původní verzi, případně jako audiokniha, to musí být skvělé.