Marion, the Story of an Artist's Model

About this film

LibriVox recording of Marion, the Story of an Artist's Model by Onoto Watanna. Read in English by James K. White In this Asian/Canadian perspective on "foreignness," Marion (the protagonist) eventually leaves the cruelty of racial discrimination in Quebec and moves to New York in pursuit of her dream to become an artist. In New York not only does she continue to confront racial discrimination, but also objectification as a woman. Unable to support herself as an artist, she becomes an artist's model. This is a story of "passing," racial identity, and gender during the turn of the 20th century in New York. (Summary by James K. White) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (192MB)

Directors & creators

Onoto Watanna

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;passing; gender; racial discrimination; glass ceiling

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