本書是哈林文藝復興時期少被提及、卻極具前瞻性的小說代表。由Pauline Hopkins所寫，故事融合神祕主義、恐怖氛圍與種族認同，展開一段關於愛、權力與血緣的震撼敘事。混血醫學生 Reuel Briggs 對自身的黑人身分與非洲歷史毫不在意，卻在前往衣索比亞的考古行程中，意外被帶入埋藏六千年的古城 Telassar，並受制於女王 Candace。在奢華而危險的宮殿裡，他逐步面對被隱瞞的家族真相，也重新理解血統、歷史與自我認同的重量。本書既具娛樂性，也直指種族偏見與歷史失語的核心，書名所指的「同源之血」，正是對人類彼此相連的深刻宣言。“Mysticism, horror, and racial identity merge fluidly in this thrilling tale of love, obsession, and power” (Publishers Weekly) written by one of the lesser-known literary figures of the much-lauded Harlem Renaissance.Pauline Hopkins is considered by some to be the most prolific African-American woman writer and the most influential literary editor of the first decade of the twentieth century, and Of One Blood is the last of four novels she wrote.Mixed-race medical student Reuel Briggs doesn't give a damn about being Black and cares less for African history. When he arrives in Ethiopia on an archeological trip, his only interest is to raid as much of the country's lost treasures as possible so that he can make big bucks
