a Memoir Baker, Josephine 1906-1975 creator author. text biography nyu 2025 First edition. monographic eng fre

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269 pages 14.5 cm Afterward by Jean-Claude Bouillon-Baker "Published in English for the first time, this is the memoir of the fabulous, rule-breaking, one-of-a-kind Josephine Baker"-- From the banks of the Mississippi to the banks of the Seine -- Paris news and views -- First tour of the old and new worlds -- Fearless and free -- 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. 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]. "Tiny Reparations Books." Translated into English from the original French text. e-fr--- Baker, Josephine 1906-1975 African American women dancers France African American women singers 20th century Biography Actresses, Black France Biography African American entertainers France Women spies France Biography African American women civil rights workers Biography GV1785.B3 A3 2025 792.8092 B Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975. New York : Vintage, 2025 First edition. (DLC) 2024035060 9780593853696 2024035059 DLC 240815 20250129135938.0 23826265 eng