The Disappearance

Imamu Jones #1

by Rosa Guy

159pp , IN ENGLISH, ABOUT THE AUTHOR :: Rosa Cuthbert Guy ( September 1, 1922 [ 1] - June 3, 2012 ) was a Trinidad -born American writer , acclaimed for his fiction for adults and teenagers . She died of cancer Sunday, June 3 , 2012..Nacido in Diego Martin , [ 1] in the Caribbean island of Trinidad , Ameze Rosa and his sister remained with his family when his parents , Audrey Henry Cuthbert and in 1927 emigrated to US . Children to their parents joined in Harlem in 1932. However , the following year his mother became ill , and Rosa and her sister were sent to Brooklyn to live with a cousin, whose accession to Garveyism and black nationalist policies profoundly affected Rosa. [3 ] On the death of his mother in 1934 they returned to Harlem to live with his father, who remarried , but he also died in 1937. Later, Rosa and her sister lived in foster homes. Rosa left school at fourteen and began working in a garment factory to support herself and her sister. [3 ] In 1941 , when he was nineteen , Rosa met and married Guy Warner . While her husband was serving in World War II , he continued working in the factory, and a co-worker introduced her to the American Black Theatre, where he studied acting , other graduates included Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier . In 1942 , his son Guy Warren , Jr. , was born. [3 ] After the war , Rosa moved to Connecticut individual with her husband and son , but five years later, in the dissolution of their marriage, returned to New York. [3 ] In 1950 , along with John Oliver Killens , Chico Rosa formed a workshop that would become the Harlem Writers Guild ( GTH ) , whose aim was to " develop and assist in the publication of works by writers of the African Diaspora " . [4 ] Its members and participants included Willard Moore, Walter Christmas, Maya Angelou , Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Paule Marshall , Audre Lorde , Alice Childress, Ossie Davis , Ruby Dee , and Douglas Turner room . More than half of all successful African-American writers

Genres: Young Adult, African American, Fiction, Mystery

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Rosa Cuthbert Guy (1925-2012) was an American writer.

Born in Trinidad, Rosa Guy moved to the United States with her family at the age of seven, where they settled in New York in 1932. Soon after, her parents, Henry and Audrey Cuthbert, died. After, she and her sister went to many foster homes. She quit school at age fourteen and took a job to help support her family.

During World War II she joined the American Negro Theatre. She studied theatre and writing at the University of New York.

Guy wrote a number of books aimed at young adults. Many of her books reflect on the dependability of family members who love and care for one other. Her works include: Bird at My Window (1966), Children of Longing (1971), The Friends (1973), Ruby (1976), Edith Jackson (1978), The Disappearance (1979), Mirror of Her Own (1981), A Measure of Time (1983), and New Guys Around the Block (1983), Paris, Pee Wee and Big Dog (1984), My Love, My Love, or the Peasant Girl (1985), And I Heard a Bird Sing (1987).

She is divorced from Warner Guy, with whom she had a son, Warner Guy Jr.

Reviews

[Thomas Hernandez · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horrible

[Moonlight Bree Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of the first books I read and I absolutely loved it..

I haven't been able to find a paperback copy as I really want this for my collection.

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story idea was good but not well written in my opinion.

[Kirsta Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a nice story.. :)

[Max · Rating 4 out of 5]

I personaly liked the stories because i love exciting stories. I would have liked it if the book would have bin a bit longer because it was to short for me. The story began in a good way and ended up also good. So i found the way of how the book was writin very good. I would recommend this book to everybody who likes mysterious and exciting stories.