It’s so significant too that this narrative was collected by Zora Neale Hurston, one of the greatest authors and anthropologists of her time. She was shunned by the “gatekeepers” of both of these professions, largely because of her Blackness, her womanhood, and her uncompromising commitment to honoring and showcasing both in her works. She died penniless and alone in a state-run institution in 1960. All of her works had gone out of publication by then. It took more than a decade before she was rediscovered. A young author by the name of Alice Walker had come across her work and was deeply inspired by it. “In 1973, after an exhaustive search, Walker came across Hurston’s unmarked grave in Ft. Pierce, Fla. She purchased a headstone for Hurston’s tomb and had it inscribed “A Genius of the South.“”
It is through Zora Neale Hurston’s pioneering sacrifice, and the acceptance of that inheritance by Alice Walker that we have found this missing piece of our history. Without the courageous and unfailing work of Black women, we wouldn’t have Cudjo Lewis’s story. We are slowly regaining a narrative that’s been hidden from us, one that continues to be lied about. Trust Black women to lead the way.
God dammit, who’s trying to kidnap Tarvek now!? He’s being passed around the political factions like a doobie. He’s gonna get passed back to Gil needing a bath from everyone’s sticky hands.
The funny thing is, I don’t think Tarvek’s going to destroy most of these people. I mean, the Library, his Grandmother (who he appears to be fond of), Seffie was sort of trying to help…
WHoever’s after him now might die pretty hard, though.
Seffie: It’s in my best interest for you to woo the Lady Heterodyne away from Wulfenbach. Therefore, I’m sending you to England to meet up with her alone.
Gil: (Pulling up next to Tarvek halfway across the Channel, blaring a novelty car horn) Sup, buddy? Do you need a ride?
Reminder that Tweedle is known for having “trouble with the ladies” and this trouble is more often than not called Tarvek.
“Good heavens, Tweedle, the lady is trying to speak!” Tarvek smiled at the young woman Martellus was accosting. “Tarvek Sturmvorous, Lady.” He bowed. “You were saying something about greenhouses?”
The young woman blinked and smiled uncertainly at Tarvek. She curtseyed. “Mona Bauer,” she said. “I was, but I don’t know –” She glanced warily at Martellus.
“Oh, never mind Tweedle,” Tarvek said, offering her his arm, “He can go off sometimes, more Spark than sense, you know.”
I’d forgotten that too, but no wonder he was annoyed with Gil.
Okay but, Bang pretty clearly tortured Tarvek (and… well, it’s not said, but I definitely get the impression they didn’t exactly interact much outside of that, they don’t really reference a time before Bang started torturing him) and Tarvek got out of it by faking his death. Presumably, neither of those exactly happened in public. Which means Bang can’t be the source of Tarvek’s “consorting with pirates” reputation.
Which means Tarvek was consorting with some other pirates.
I thought Gil, probably, because Tarvek can’t have been the only one who thought Gil was a pirate.
But consider this:
New student at Paris: Miss Voltaire?
Colette: Yes?
NS: What’s going on with Holzfaller, Sturmvoraus, and, um, that very scary woman?
C: With the skull bindi?
NS: Yes, her.
C: Dupree. Holzfaller and Sturmvoraus are being idiots and Dupree is – I think – enjoying torturing them.
NS: So they’re not dating?
C: Dupree and Holzfaller act like siblings, Sturmvoraus is not that masochistic, and Holzfaller and Sturmvoraus are stupidly hold some kind of grudge.
NS: I kind of thought they were pretending not to date, because, well, politics.
C: If they were, Sturmvoraus would be doing a better job at it. Ugh, those boys.
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