Black is White

Black is White is a science fiction novel written by George Barr McCutcheon. The story is set in a future society where people have the ability to change their skin color at will. The protagonist, a young man named Harold, is born with black skin but longs to be white like the rest of his society. He undergoes a risky medical procedure to change his skin color, but the results are not what he expected. Harold finds himself ostracized by both black and white communities and must navigate the challenges of being an outsider in a world where race is everything. The novel explores themes of identity, discrimination, and the dangers of conformity. McCutcheon's writing is engaging and thought-provoking, making Black is White a must-read for fans of science fiction and social commentary.1913. The book begins: The two old men sat in the library, eyeing the unresponsive blue envelope that lay on the end of the long table nearest the fireplace, where a merry but unnoticed bed of coals crackled fiercely in the vain effort to cry down the shrieks of the bleak December wind that whistled about the corners of the house. Someone had come into the room-they did not know who nor when-to poke up the fire and to shuffle fresh coals into the grate. No doubt it was the parlor maid. She was always doing something of the sort. It seemed to be her duty. Or, it might have been the housekeeper, in case the parlor maid was out for the evening. Whoever it was, she certainly had poked up the fire, and in doing so had been compelled to push two pairs of feet out of the way to avoid trampling upon them. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.