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Josephine Baker (Author) Josephine Baker was born in 1906, in St Louis, Missouri. After performing in New York during the Harlem Renaissance as a teenager, she sailed to Paris in 1925 at the age of 19. She became a star there during the 20s, achieving international celebrity. In 1927 she became the first black woman to star in a major motion picture. When the Second World War broke out Baker joined the French intelligence agency and was awarded for her bravery. During the 50s and 60s she became involved in the civil rights movement - in 1963 she spoke at the March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King. In later life she adopted twelve children. Baker died in 1975. Anam Zafar (Translator) Anam Zafar is a UK-based translator from Arabic and French to English. She is the winner of a PEN Translates award, the Gulf Coast Prize in Translation and the Stinging Fly New Translator's Bursary. Sophie Lewis (Translator) Sophie Lewis translates from French and Portuguese. She has translated books by Stendhal, Marcel Ayme, Violette Leduc, Leila Slimani, Noemi Lefebvre and Nastassja Martin, as well as Patricia Melo, Victor Heringer and Sheyla Smanioto.
This gorgeous, captivating gem of a memoir will both introduce Baker to a new generation of readers, and cement her legacy as an enduring international icon -- Abbott Kahler A vivid impression of her ebullient personality, extravagant love for animals, and overflowing generosity * Kirkus * As with Bob Dylan’s Chronicles, its joy lies in its distinctive voice… it feels like the closest you are going to come with an audio with the woman… Baker was no saint, but this book leaves you with no doubt about her unique power * The Times *
