The Black Girl in Search of God - Shaw, George Bernard

Sixth Impression; With the original illustrations; Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to edges; $1.15 price; cover is of an older man in a suit with short pants, red hair and beard and moustache, looking at a naked, bald black woman; covers are brown with white titles; spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; A gem of satire, this late prose work by Shaw illustrates the philosophical penetration of the mature GBS. A modern Candide, an innocent and forthright young girl, wanders out into the world to find the God mentioned in her Bible. She finds many gods, among which are the Gods of Genesis, of Job, of Ecclesiastes, and Mohammed, Pavlov (upon whom she performs an experiment in conditioned reflexes), the "Square Root of Myna's Sex," and the Artist. In this edition are included the more than fifteen superb woodcut illustrations by John Farleigh which were included in the original edition.
Illustrator: Farleigh, John
Very Good
Mass Market Paperback
Capricorn Books
5th or later Edition
1959
New York, NY