{"product_id":"notes-to-a-black-woman-paperback","title":"Notes to a Black Woman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancoise Ega\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmma Ramadan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary testimony of a daring Caribbean writer-activist, determined to expose injustice and defend the dignity of migrant workers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1960s, hundreds of women traveled from French colonies in the West Indies to become domestic workers for white families in France. Lured by the French government with the false promise of economic opportunity, these women instead found themselves subjected to racial discrimination, deplorable living conditions, overwork, and no pay until they \"earned back\" the cost of the trip to France.\u003cp\u003eAfter hearing the shocking stories of Caribbean domestic workers, Françoise Ega took a position as a cleaning woman in wealthy French homes in order to chronicle these abuses. Structured as a collection of unsent letters to the Brazilian writer Carolina Maria de Jesus, \u003ci\u003eNotes to a Black Woman\u003c\/i\u003e weaves the story of Ega's experiences in France with her memories of Martinique, her observations on the joys and tribulations of family life, and her reflections on the power of the written word to reveal the discomfiting truths behind the facade of bourgeois French society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed on her bus commutes and by candlelight at her kitchen table while her five children slept, \u003ci\u003eNotes to a Black Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a piercing denunciation of the legacies of colonialism and slavery, a wholesale rejection of alienation, and an intimate archive of friendship, joy, solidarity, motherhood, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançoise Ega\u003c\/b\u003e (1920-1976) was an Afro-Martinican writer and labor activist who lived and worked in France and several African countries. She is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eLe temps des Madras\u003c\/i\u003e (1966) and the posthumously published \u003ci\u003eL'alizé ne soufflait plus\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). \u003cb\u003eEmma Ramadan\u003c\/b\u003e is an educator and a prizewinning literary translator from French. Her translations include works by Maud Ventura, Meryem Alaoui, and Abdellah Taïa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987456786733,"sku":"9780300270297","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/3LpEjuTXL_9780300270297.webp?v=1776178815","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/notes-to-a-black-woman-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}