Queenie : godmother of Harlem / Elizabeth Colomba, Aurélie Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colomba, Elizabeth, author, artist.

Lévy, Aurélie, author.

Standardized Title:

Queenie. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

St. Clair, Stephanie, 1897-1969--Comic books, strips, etc.

St. Clair, Stephanie.

African American criminals--Comic books, strips, etc.

African American criminals.

African American women--Comic books, strips, etc.

African American women.

Female gang members--New York (State)--New York--Comic books, strips, etc.

Female gang members.

Organized crime--New York (State)--New York--Comic books, strips, etc.

Organized crime.

Nineteen twenties--Comic books, strips, etc.

Nineteen twenties.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Comic books, strips, etc.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

St. Clair, Stephanie, 1897-1969.

New York (State)--New York--Harlem.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Historical comics.

History.

Graphic novels.

Physical Description:

155 pages : chiefly illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Edition:

English-language edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Abrams ComicArts Megascope, 2023.

Language Note:

In English; translated from the French.

Summary:

"Queenie follows the life of Stephanie Saint-Clair-the infamous criminal who made herself a legend in Harlem in the 1930s. Born on a plantation in the French colony of Martinique, Saint-Clair left the island in 1912 and found success in New York, rising up through poverty and battling extreme racism to become the ruthless queen of Harlem's mafia and a fierce defender of the Black community. A racketeer and a bootlegger, Saint-Clair dedicated her wealth and compassion to the struggling masses of Harlem, giving loans and paying debts to those around her. But with Prohibition ending, and under threat by Italian mobsters seeking to take control of her operation, she launched a merciless war to save her territory and her skin. Author Aurelie Levy and co-writer and illustrator Elizabeth Colomba's meticulous details-in both story and art-bring Saint-Clair's story to life in a tense narrative, against a sometimes bloody backdrop of jazz and voodoo. The story tackles the themes of colonization, corruption, police violence, and racial identity, but above all, Queenie celebrates the genius of a woman forgotten by history"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Originally published in French in 2021 by Anne Carrière, under the title Queenie, la marraine de Harlem."--Title page verso.

Map on lining papers.

ISBN:

9781419757747

1419757741

OCLC:

1351680225