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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.). Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 translation of: Memoires de Josephine Baker. English. (Added Author).

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 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 282 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Tiny Reparations Books, 2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in French by Éditions Corrêa as Mémoires by Joséphine Baker and Marcel Sauvage, in 1949."--Copyright page.
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.
Actresses, Black > France > Biography.
African American entertainers > France.
African American women civil rights workers > Biography.
African American women dancers > France.
African American women singers > 20th century > Biography.
Women spies > France > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Stroud Branch 792.8092 Baker 31681010405256 NONFIC Available -


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