Black Girl in Paris

Black Girl in Paris is a novel written by American author Shay Youngblood. It was originally published in 2000 by Riverhead Books and then republished in 2013 by Blue Cloud Press.

The novel follows Eden Daniel, a woman in her mid-20s, who longs to be a writer and escapes to Paris in the mid-1980s.

In 2013 the novel was adapted into a short film of the same name directed by Kiandra Parks and starring Zaraah Abrahams.[1]

Reception

The novel had a mixed reception. Salon called Youngblood a lyricist but criticized her for "clichéd bohemian characters".[2] Publishers Weekly called it "a bold if sometimes self-indulgent memoir-style account of an aspiring writer".[3]

References

  1. ↑ Tiggett, Jai. "Short Film 'Black Girl in Paris' (Tracey Heggins, Zaraah Abrahams) Heads to HBO". Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Bahadur, Gaiutra. "Review: Author beats all around the bush".
  3. ↑ "Black Girl in Paris". Retrieved 14 June 2018.


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