Sister Souljah, geboren als Lisa Williamson 1964 in der Bronx, New York, wo sie fünfzehn Jahre mit ihrer Mutter in ärmlichsten Verhältnissen lebte; engagierte sich bereits in der High School für die Rechte der Schwarzen in den USA und bereiste als Bürgerrechtlerin Europa in der damaligen Sowjetunion; 1991 war sie die weibliche Stimme der HipHop-Formation "Public Enemy"; 1992 erschien ihr erstes Soloalbum "360 Degrees of Power"; im selben Jahr zog sie sich den persönlichen Haß des damaligen Präsidentschaftskandidaten Bill Clinton zu, der ihre Kommentare zu den Straßenschlachten der Schwarzen in Los Angeles mißbilligte; 1995 erschien "No Disrespect", ihre Autobiographie. "Der kälteste Winter aller Zeiten" ist ihr erster Roman.------------In a stunning first novel, renowned hip-hop artist, writer, and activist Sister Souljah brings the streets of New York to life with a powerful and utterly unforgettable tale. Ghetto-born, Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug-dealing family. Quick-witted, sexy, businessminded, and fashionable, Winter knows no restrictions. No one can control her. She's nobody's victim. And her Pops lets her know she deserves the best. Winter knows the Brooklyn streets like she knows the curves of her own body. She maneuvers skillfully, applying all she has learned to come out on top, no matter how dramatically the scenes change. But a cold Winter wind is about to blow her life in a direction she could never have expected.Unwilling to give up her ghetto celebrity status, her friends and her lovers, Winter sets off on a series of wild adventures to reclaim her role as princess of the alleyways. But when her schemes begin to unravel, Winter is on her own, figuring out a whole new way to survive. The Coldest Winter Ever marks the debut of a gifted storyteller. Sister Souljah explores a young urban woman's innermost state of mind in a voice as bold as it is bracingly honest. Provocative and thoroughly entertaining, this is a daring novel of passion, loss, courage - and of the sometimes terrible tolls exacted from us just to stay alive. You will never forget this Winter's tale.
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Der kälteste Winter aller Zeiten.
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Sister Souljah, geboren als Lisa Williamson 1964 in der Bronx, New York, wo sie fünfzehn Jahre mit ihrer Mutter in ärmlichsten Verhältnissen lebte; engagierte sich bereits in der High School für die Rechte der Schwarzen in den USA und bereiste als Bürgerrechtlerin Europa in der damaligen Sowjetunion; 1991 war sie die weibliche Stimme der HipHop-Formation "Public Enemy"; 1992 erschien ihr erstes Soloalbum "360 Degrees of Power"; im selben Jahr zog sie sich den persönlichen Haß des damaligen Präsidentschaftskandidaten Bill Clinton zu, der ihre Kommentare zu den Straßenschlachten der Schwarzen in Los Angeles mißbilligte; 1995 erschien "No Disrespect", ihre Autobiographie. "Der kälteste Winter aller Zeiten" ist ihr erster Roman.------------In a stunning first novel, renowned hip-hop artist, writer, and activist Sister Souljah brings the streets of New York to life with a powerful and utterly unforgettable tale. Ghetto-born, Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug-dealing family. Quick-witted, sexy, businessminded, and fashionable, Winter knows no restrictions. No one can control her. She's nobody's victim. And her Pops lets her know she deserves the best. Winter knows the Brooklyn streets like she knows the curves of her own body. She maneuvers skillfully, applying all she has learned to come out on top, no matter how dramatically the scenes change. But a cold Winter wind is about to blow her life in a direction she could never have expected.Unwilling to give up her ghetto celebrity status, her friends and her lovers, Winter sets off on a series of wild adventures to reclaim her role as princess of the alleyways. But when her schemes begin to unravel, Winter is on her own, figuring out a whole new way to survive. The Coldest Winter Ever marks the debut of a gifted storyteller. Sister Souljah explores a young urban woman's innermost state of mind in a voice as bold as it is bracingly honest. Provocative and thoroughly entertaining, this is a daring novel of passion, loss, courage - and of the sometimes terrible tolls exacted from us just to stay alive. You will never forget this Winter's tale.
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