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The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God (and Some Lesser Tales) [1] is a book of short stories written by George Bernard Shaw, published in London by Constable and Company in 1932.
The Black Girl had been converted to Christianity by a sad, single missionary woman who had found no satisfaction in her life, and the Black Girl decides to go travelling through her jungle to see if she could find the real God of the Bible that the missionary had depicted.
Dissatisfied with the teachings of respectable white missionaries, an African girl embarks upon her own quest for God and Truth. Journeying through the forest, she encounters various...
Dissatisfied with the teachings of respectable white missionaries, an African girl embarks upon her own quest for God and Truth. Journeying through the forest, she encounters various religious figures, each one seeking to convert her to their own brand of faith.
girl, receiving her teacher’s reply very literally, took her knob- kerry and strode right off into the African forest in search of God, she took the bible with her as her guidebook.
Mar 1, 2007 · So controversial was Black Girl when it first appeared in 1932 that it provoked public outcry with Shaw decried as a blasphemer. Today, it remains a surprisingly irreverent depiction of the universal search for God. Dissatisfied with the teachings of respectable white missionaries, an African girl embarks upon her own quest for God and Truth.
Nov 13, 2006 · Buy The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God (Hesperus Classics) (Modern Voices) by George Bernard Shaw, Colm Toibin (foreword) (ISBN: 9781843914228) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
