- Publisher: Camden House
- Year: 2017
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 184pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 235x155mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.4kg
- ISBN: 9781571139825
- Product code: 515915
The Blue Stain
New Hardback
Postscript summary
Edited with an introduction by Peter Höyng and translated by Höyng and Chauncey J Mellor, this novel tells the story of Carlo, the son of a European father and mulatto mother, who grows up in Vienna but travels to the USA, and after encountering apalling racism, finally decides to stay and fight for African Americans’ civil rights. Originally entitled Das blaue Mal (Vienna, 1922).
Product information
Full publisher description
Hugo Bettauer's The Blue Stain, a novel of racial mixing and "passing," starts and ends in Georgia but also takes the reader to Vienna and New York. First published in 1922, the novel tells the story of Carletto, son of a white European academic and an African American daughter of former slaves, who, having passed as white in Europe and fled to America after losing his fortune, resists being seen as "black" before ultimately accepting that identity and joining the early movement for civil rights. Never before translated into English, this is the first novel in which a German-speaking European author addresses early twentieth-century racial politics in the United States - not only in the South but also in the North. There is an irony, however: while Bettauer's narrative aims to sanction a white/European egalitarianism with respect to race, it nevertheless exhibits its own brand of racism by asserting that African Americans need extensive enculturation before they are to be valued as human beings. The novel therefore serves as a unique historical account of transnational and transcultural racial attitudes of the period that continue to reverberate in our present globalized world.
Hugo Bettauer (1872-1925) was a prolific Austrian writer and journalist, a very early victim of the Nazis. Peter Hoeyng is Associate Professor of German Studies at Emory University. Chauncey J. Mellor is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Kenneth R. Janken is Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Hugo Bettauer (1872-1925) was a prolific Austrian writer and journalist, a very early victim of the Nazis. Peter Hoeyng is Associate Professor of German Studies at Emory University. Chauncey J. Mellor is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Kenneth R. Janken is Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Reasons to shop at Postscript
Independent bookseller
Established in 1987, we’ve been sharing reading recommendations for decades.
Books you won’t find elsewhere
Discover new authors among our frequently changing bookshelves, along with almost-forgotten gems and a wealth of unusual titles you won’t find elsewhere.
Eco-friendly packaging
Orders are carefully packed in recyclable cardboard boxes, eco-friendly bubble wrap and solvent-free labels, paper and tape.
Condition and price
All our books are new, unused and unread, and they’re all up to 75% off RRP.
FREE monthly catalogue
Featuring over 400 handpicked titles, our unique catalogue is carefully curated and includes new and unusual titles, special features and exclusive collections.
Email newsletters
Our tailored newsletters are written by our booksellers, and we always highlight the books that we have talked about most in the Postscript office.
Footnotes blog
Some books spark ideas and conversations that our catalogue can’t contain – our Footnotes blog offers a deeper dive into a wealth of topics to inspire further reading.
Aftercare
We are all serious book people and we understand the value of reading. This is why we package our books so carefully and employ a helpful in-house customer services team to promptly resolve any queries you may have.
Delivery information
UK
Free UK standard delivery on all online orders over £25
Unlimited books in one delivery charge:
- • Standard: £3.20 (3-5 working days)
- • Click & Collect: £3.20 (3-5 working days)
- • Next Day (orders must be placed before 1pm, Monday–Friday): £4.50
- • Royal Mail Tracked48: £5.50 (2-4 working days)
Highlands and Islands delivery: standard delivery only (5-7 working days)
Overseas
All orders: delivery costs for orders outside the UK are based on country of destination and product weight.
You can view your overseas delivery cost using the Summary section within the Basket.
For more information on delivery/overseas orders please refer to our Delivery Information.
In stock
sale price £6.99
RRP £80.00 Save £73.01
Free UK delivery on orders over £25
Browse more:
product
https://www.psbooks.co.uk/blue-stain
515915
The Blue Stain
https://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/515915_4b3f28d133f65479d7cbe33dd650b6e0.jpg
6.99
9.99
GBP
InStock
/Academic/Categories/Academic Clearance
Edited with an introduction by Peter Höyng and translated by Höyng and Chauncey J Mellor, this novel tells the story of Carlo, the son of a European father and mulatto mother, who grows up in Vienna but travels to the USA, and after encountering apalling racism, finally decides to stay and fight for African Americans’ civil rights. Originally entitled <i>Das blaue Mal</i> (Vienna, 1922).
Hardback
0
0
add-to-cart
rrp_info:£80.00
productId:59770
bic_code:FV
FV
£80.00
Ed. Peter Hoyng, Hugo Bettauer, Trans. Chauncey J Mellor
Academic
235x155mm
Camden House
No
Hardback
View All
