Troublemaker

• Utgivningsdatum: 2026-01-15
• Mått: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
• Vikt: 454 g
• Format: Inbunden
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 576
• Förlag: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• ISBN: 9780061578946

• Biografi: författare och journalister
• Biografier
• Genusvetenskap
• Biografi: historia, politik och försvar

Carla Kaplan is an award-winning professor and writer who holds the Stanton W. and Elisabeth K. Davis Distinguished Professorship in American Literature at Northeastern University. She has published seven books, including Zora Neale Hurston: A Life in Letters and Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance, both New York Times Notable Books. A recipient of Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities “Public Scholar” fellowships, Kaplan has been a fellow in residence at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the W. E. B. DuBois Institute, is a fellow of the Society of American Historians, and serves on the board of Biographers International. She divides her time between Boston and Cape Cod.

“Packed with amazing life stories . . . . [A] fascinating book.” — NPR's "Fresh Air"“Kaplan always writes from inside her characters, and with a novelist’s sense of scope—and compassion.” — Hilton Als, The New Yorker“[A] remarkable work of historical recovery . . . full of fresh discoveries.” — New York Times Book Review“An empathetic and skillful writer, Kaplan . . . shares the previously untold story of a group of notable white women who embraced black culture—and life—in Harlem in the 1920s and ‘30s. . . . Captivating.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Kaplan’s meticulously documented and intrepid history of Miss Anne encompasses a unique vantage on the complexities of race and gender and a dramatic study in paradox.” — Booklist (starred review)“Richly researched . . . thoughtful.” — Boston Globe“[A] clear-sighted, empathetic assessment. [Kaplan] delivers a wonderfully complex series of portraits.” — Daily Beast“An intriguing slice of long-overlooked American history.” — Christian Science Monitor

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