The Nobbie stories for children and adults
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The Nobbie stories for children and adults
University of Nebraska Press, c2006
- : cloth
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
After more than a decade in the United States, the Caribbean writer C. L. R. James ran afoul of McCarthyism in 1953 and was deported. In exile in London, he began to write stories in the form of letters to his four-year-old son "Nobbie," who remained in the States. Through a distinctive, imaginary, and sometimes absurd cast of characters-Good Boongko, Bad boo-boo-loo, Moby Dick, and Nicholas the worker, among others-these stories explore questions of friendship, conflict, community, ethics, and power in humorous and often ingenious ways; they also stand as a moving testament to a father's struggle to be a vivid presence in the life of his son despite separation and distance. Attesting to James's remarkable gifts as a writer and his unusual talent for engaging wide and diverse audiences, these witty and poignant stories, published here for the first time, are not just for James aficionados. Each story is a delight in its own way, making the book irresistible for children and adults alike.
Table of Contents
Foreword ixAcknowledgements xviiIntroduction xixEditor's Note xxiii1. Serial not Cereal 12. The Bomb Threat - Part 1 63. The Bomb Threat - Part 2 94. Michelangelo and the Statue of David 125. The Dirty Snowball and the White Raincoat 156. Mighty Mouse and the Conceited Cowboy 177. Emperor Jones and the African Drums 208. Nobbie's Birthday 239. The Teacher Who Feared Rats 2410. Androcles and the Lion 2711. The Club Starts a Newspaper 3112. Bruno and Leo Have a Fight 3313. Bad Boo-boo-loo Messes Up the Time 3714. The Ghost at the Window 3915. Police Proclamation 4216. The Remarkable Greeks - Part 1 4617. The Remarkable Greeks - Part 2 4918. Delphi and Herodotus Discussion 5119. Roundheads and Cavaliers 5520. Bad boo-boo-loo Rides in a Horse Race 5721. The Liverpool Cathedral 6222. Children in the Resistance 6423. Ghana Independence 6824. Sir Lancelot and the Tack 7325. Apollo 7726. The Fossil Fight 8127. Bad Boo-boo-loo and the Shark Fight 8628. The Shark Fight - Second Installment 8729. Ulysses - A Great Hero 9330. Mighty Mouse and the Sinking Ship 9731. Moby Dick Fights a Strange Eagle 10032. The Monster in the Park 10333. The Babysitter 10534. Bruno the Bulldog Has Heart Pain 10835. Bruno the Bulldog Has Heart Pain - Continued 11036. David and Goliath 11337. Mighty Mouse to the Rescue - Again 116
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