A Measure of Time (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Rosa Cuthbert
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: The 1920’s to the 1950’s
- Setting: Montgomery, Alabama; Cleveland, Ohio; New York City, particularly Harlem
- Principal Characters: Dorine Davis, Sonny, Big H, Harry Brisbane
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: 1950’s, African Americans, Civil rights, Family or family life, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Politics, Racism, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Crime or criminals, Twentieth century, New York City, 1940’s, Depression, economic, Midwest, Ohio, Harlem, 1920’s, 1930’s, Robbery or robbers, Death or dying, Alabama, Kidnapping, Gangsters, Money, Organized crime, Theft
- Locales: Harlem, NY, Ohio, Alabama, Cleveland, OH, Montgomery, AL
The Novel
A Measure of Time chronicles the “education” of the main character, Dorine Davis, against a historical backdrop of race relations in the North and South over four decades. It is a sprawling, episodic narrative blending fictional and real characters and events. The novel is divided into four books.
Book 1 begins with Dorine’s introduction to New York in the 1920’s, especially the glittering black community of Harlem. Although she hopes to begin a new life with Sonny, Dorine learns that he has spent on himself the money she gave him to find a place...
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