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].
"After stealing the spotlight as a teenaged Broadway performer during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Josephine then took Paris by storm, dazzling audiences across the Roaring Twenties. In her famous banana skirt, she enraptured royalty and countless fans-Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso among them. She strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetah wearing a diamond collar. With her signature flapper bob and enthralling dance moves, she was one of the most recognizable women in the world. When World War II broke out, Josephine became a decorated spy for the French Résistance. Her celebrity worked as her cover, as she hid spies in her entourage and secret messages in her costumes as she traveled. She later joined the Civil Rights movement in the US, boycotting segregated concert venues, and speaking at the March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King Jr. First published in France in 1949, her memoir will now finally be published in English. At last we can hear Josephine in her own voice: charming, passionate, and brave. Her words are thrilling and intimate, like she's talking with her friends over after-show drinks in her dressing room. Through her own telling, we come to know a woman who danced to the top of the world and left her unforgettable mark on it."-- Penguin Random House.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593853696
- ISBN: 0593853695
- Physical Description: xiv, 282 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First English-language edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Tiny Reparations Books, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in French by Éditions Corrêa as Mémoires by Joséphine Baker and Marcel Sauvage, in 1949. Reissued in French by Éditions Phébus, in 2022. First English-language edition simultaneously published with Vintage UK, a division of Penguin Random House Group, in 2025."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-282). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword by Ijeoma Oluo -- Introduction by Marcel Sauvage -- 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 -- afterword by Jean-Claude Bouillon-Baker. |
| Language Note: | Translated into English from the original French text. |
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| Genre: | Autobiographies. Biographies. |
Available copies
- 24 of 36 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 3 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.
Holds
- 6 current holds with 36 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Library | B Baker (Text) | 31554012286760 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | B Baker (Text) | 31554012286778 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Reidsville Library | B Baker (Text) | 31554012286786 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/17/2025 |
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