Every scene and chapter leaves you wanting to know what is going to happen next. Jan 05, 2008 this document the most encyclopedic documentation of africanamericans until the start of the 19th century served as inspiration for someone knows my name, a sweeping work of historical fiction by canadian author lawrence hill. It is inspired by the african americans who were resettled in nova scotia, and some of them who later chose to go to sierra leone, where they created a colony of freedmen in africa. The slave owner marks the bodies of those he owns, but when the enslaved take possession of words, spoken and especially written, they move toward freedom.
It stars markie post and gerald mcraney, according to variety. I gave the protagonist, aminata diallo, my eldest daughters middle name. A desperate mother becomes detective to solve her 5 yearold daughters death. The main character in your novel someone knows my name, aminata. Lawrence hills 2008 commonwealth writers prizewinner originally hit shelves as the book of negroes in his native canada. Although she is given much more freedom than she was before, aminata mentally disagrees, believing in her heart that the only true way to help her would be to set her. In this novel, a free black who emigrated to canada after the american revolution tells her story. In 2015 hill was appointed to the order of canada for his contributions as an author and activist who tells the stories of canadas black community and of women and girls in africa. Someone knows my name, by lawrence hill anz litlovers litblog. The notion that language, or some specific sacred language, refers to things by their true names has been central to philosophical study as well as various traditions of magic, religious invocation and mysticism since antiquity. These men are con artists who will find a way to touch your heart and your pocketbook without. Someone knows my name is a compelling and fascinating account of one womans remarkable. Lawrence hills new book doesnt lessen the awfulness of the times, but adds a unique human dimension.
Jun 10, 2014 as fascinating as both story and history are, theres more beyond the pages. As i wrote the story, i tried to imagine the character aminata as my own. Someone knows my name is my attempt to give this fascinating but littleknown story a human face. Do you know there is someone incredible who knows your name.
The book of negroes is a 2007 awardwinning novel from canadian writer lawrence hill. In it, hill exquisitely imagines the tale of an 18thcentury womans life, spanning six decades and three continents. Lingo claims that his goal is to help her in life and that she is considered a servant rather than a slave. With grace and compassion, hill populates true and harrowing experience with an. Reading guide for someone knows my name by lawrence hill.
Based on canadian author lawrence hills 2007 novel of the same name in the united states, the book was first released as someone knows my name, the book of negroes is taken from. I have coronavirusand i know who gave it to me readers digest. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Kidnapped in africa and subsequently enslaved in south carolina, aminata must navigate a revolution in new york, isolation in nova scotia, and the treacherous jungles of sierra leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the eighteenth century. Someone knows my name blends true events, real power the.
A true name is a name of a thing or being that expresses, or is somehow identical to, its true nature. Someone knows my name by lawrence hill book club discussion. Bookclubinabox discusses someone knows my name the book. Someone knows my name is the extraordinary story of aminata diallo who as a child of eleven was stolen from the african village of bayo and enslaved. What is the significance of the title someone knows my name 2. Aminata survived the horrors of the slave ship, rape by her first owner, appleby, p160, the theft of both her children and the constant danger of.
He not only knows your name, but the bible tells us he knows every hair on your head. Mar 24, 2019 even if someone knows your name, it still does not mean that there is a personal relationship. It is a story that no listener, and no reader, will ever forget. As the numbers of illnesses and deaths grow, governments have shut. I loved this book when i first read it in 2011 and really enjoyed rereading listening to this one as a buddy read with a friend. Lingo treats aminata well especially since they share similar beliefs. The story focuses on aminata diallo, who was born in west africa in 1745. The fascinating story that hill tells is a work of the soul and the imagination. Someone knows something is a true crime series from cbc podcasts, hosted by seasoned investigator and awardwinning documentarian david ridgen. Someone knows my name by lawrence hill, paperback barnes. In someone knows my name, as in the slave narratives that inspired it, language is power. Jan 20, 2008 in someone knows my name, as in the slave narratives that inspired it, language is power. Published in canada as the book of negroes and the basis for the awardwinning bet miniseries of the. In it, hill exquisitely imagines the tale of an eighteenthcentury womans life, spanning six decades and three continents.
Mar 24, 2017 lifetime movies based on a true story full movie 2017 best movies hight rating playlist. My character, an african woman named aminata diallo whose story is based on this history, has to get into the book before she gets out. This document the most encyclopedic documentation of africanamericans until the start of the 19th century served as inspiration for someone knows my name, a sweeping work of historical fiction by canadian author lawrence hill. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It documents the 3,000 blacks who had served the king in the war and were fleeing manhattan for canada in 1783. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading someone knows my name. It was a quick read for me simply because i didnt want to put it down. This is a book that draws you in to the story from the first page and that you.
Hill has created an uplifting and highly educational story about a shameful part of history. Jun 11, 20 someone knows my name bestseller being adapted as miniseries for bet. As fascinating as both story and history are, theres more beyond the pages. Her moms name was rose and she passed away a few months before i was born, and she wanted her name to be a part of mine. Even if someone knows your name, it still does not mean that there is a personal relationship. Click download or read online button to get someone knows my name a novel book now. This captivating story of one womans remarkable experience spans six decades and three continents and brings to life a crucial chapter in world history. In the united states, australia and new zealand, the novel was published under the title someone knows my name. I used the book of negroes as the title for my novel, in canada, because it derives from a historical document of the same name kept by british naval officers at the tail end of the american revolutionary war. He has worked as a journalist for the globe and mail and the winnipeg free press, and lives in hamilton, ontario.
Someone knows my name by lawrence hill overdrive rakuten. I was irritated, but gradually ive come to make my peace with the new title, someone knows my name. It instantly grabbed my attention and didnt let go until the last sentence. Aminata diallo is the beguiling heroine of lawrence hills someone knows my name. The movie first aired on abc in october of 1994 as a true story movie of the week. With aunjanue ellis, lyriq bent, ben chaplin, allan hawco.
Sure, thats wrenchingly rendered and gives the story its heart. Lawrence hills someone knows my name, published by norton in 2007, is his fourth novel the story focuses on aminata diallo, who was born in west africa in 1745. If someone had known 1995 if someone had known 1995 if someone had known 1995. Feb 16, 2015 while bets new miniseries, the book of negroes isnt based on a true story, it is derived from one such great document that is very much real. Someone knows my name had me hooked from the first few pages. Lawrence hills someone knows my name, published by norton in 2007, is his fourth novel. Peyton manning was special, but he did not know his name. Someone she knows based on the true story of amanda shaffer. Based on a true story, the book of negroes tells the story. It is a truth lawrence hill was speaking when he wrote the book of. I think its partly because the word negro resonates differently in canada. Bookclubinabox discusses someone knows my name the. Even when old and ill, she insists that nobody but me is writing my life story. Jan 21, 2008 the remarkable thing about lawrence hills fourth novel, someone knows my name, the life story of an african muslim girl sold into slavery, isnt her physical survival.
It is fiction, but as is made clear in the afterword, it is based on the true story of the book of negroes and is the product of thorough research. Recently, i heard yet another story of a woman connecting with a scammer on a legitimate dating site. Lifetime movies based on a true story full movie 2017 best movies hight rating playlist. The remarkable thing about lawrence hills fourth novel, someone knows my name, the life story of an african muslim girl sold into slavery, isnt her physical survival. The canadian novelist lawrence hill wrote the book of negroes 2007, published in the united states as someone knows my name. The notion that language, or some specific sacred language, refers to things by their true names has been central to philosophical study as well as various traditions of. Someone knows is a story that starts looking back twenty years before seeing her name across the front of someone knows was enough to make me want it but looking closer at the cover i couldnt help but think my favorite phrase, popcorn drama. My mom has alwtays loved the name samantha when she was growing up. While bets new miniseries, the book of negroes isnt based on a true story, it is derived from one such great document that is very much real. It meant a lot to hayden that someone he looked up to knew his name. Someone knows my name is a masterpiece, daring and impressive in its geographic, historical and human reach, convincing in its narrative art and detail, necessary for imagining the real beyond the traces left by history. Mar 26, 2020 orbon alijagetty images covid19, the official name for the novel coronavirus, has swept the globe in just a matter of months. What is your opinion about hills suggestion that aminatas very youthfulness at the time of her abduction enables her emotional survival, even as some of the adults in her world show signs of crumbling. It is the story of a heroic woman in the eighteenth century, and i felt that the best way to lift her off the page was to love her like i.
In my country, few people have complained to me about the title, and nobody continues to do so after i explain its historical origins. We cannot have a personal relationship with everyone. Her story gets entwined with his, and with those of her. Lawrence hills bestseller someone knows my name is coming to the small screen, in a big way.
He is the almighty god, creator of this universe and creator of you. Jan 18, 2007 someone knows my name is a compelling and fascinating account of one womans remarkable experiences that spans six decades and three continents as a slave from childhood through to her death. Someone knows my name is a compelling and fascinating account of one womans remarkable experiences that spans six decades and three continents as a slave from childhood through to her death. It is inspired by the african americans who were resettled in nova scotia, and some of them who later chose to go to sierra leone. Dec 21, 2012 lawrence hill is the author of several fiction and nonfiction books, including the novel someone knows my name and the memoir black berry, sweet juice. Someone knows my name offers compelling historical fiction detailing the life and feelings of aminata diallo from her kidnapping from bayo, africa, to surviving the horrors of an american slave ship, to enduring and escaping slavery and moving to the disappointment of nova scotia and on to help the abolitionists in london. Did foxs new series someone knows my name need a name.
Hills novel was first published in canada with the title the book of negroes, but was released as someone knows my name in the united states. Originally published in canada as the book of negroes, published in the usa as someone knows my name. My character, an african woman named aminata diallo whose story is based on this history, has to get into the. The story of a fictional slave, aminata diallo, who is kidnapped from her. In 2015 hill was appointed to the order of canada for his contributions as an author and activist.
Someone knows my name bestseller being adapted as miniseries for bet. The book of negroes was a ledger of over 3,000 names. Someone knows my name a novel download ebook pdf, epub. Like to kill a mockingbird, someone knows my name lets readers experience a life, one footstep at a time, beside an unforgettable protagonist. It is the story of a heroic woman in the eighteenth century, and i felt that the best way to lift her off the page was to love her like i love my own daughter. The book of negroes is sold in the united states under the title, someone knows my name. With markie post, gerald mcraney, jeffrey nordling, spencer garrett. Jun 18, 2007 it meant a lot to hayden that someone he looked up to knew his name. She knew when she was going to have a daughter that her name was going to be samantha. Lawrence hill is the author of several fiction and nonfiction books, including the novel someone knows my name and the memoir black berry, sweet juice. Lawrence hill is the author of several novels including someone knows my name, which won the commonwealth writers prize and the rogers writers trust fiction prize and was nominated in the united states for the huston wright legacy award. Someone she knows is a true story movie inspired by the murder of amanda shaffer and her killer david woodward. Why im not allowed my book title books the guardian. Orbon alijagetty images covid19, the official name for the novel coronavirus, has swept the globe in just a matter of months.
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