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The Unicorn Woman (inbunden, eng)
This extraordinary new novel from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Gayl Jones follows the witty but perplexing a...
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This extraordinary new novel from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Gayl Jones follows the witty but perplexing army veteran Buddy Ray Guy as he embodies the fate of Black soldiers who return, not to glory, but to their Jim Crow communities.
A cook and tractor repairman, Buddy was known as Budweiser to his army pals because he''s a wise guyBut underneath that surface, he is a true self-educated intellectual and a classic seeker: looking for religion, looking for meaning, looking for love.
His odyssey takes him from his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky to Memphis, Tennessee, as he recalls his love affairs in post-war France and encounters a dazzling array of almost mythical characters: circus barkers, topiary trimmers, landladies who provide shelter and plenty of advice for their all-Black clientele, proto feminists, bigots, and - most unforgettably - the Unicorn Woman herself
With her inimitable eye for beauty, tragedy and humour, Jones offers a rich, intriguing exploration of the Black imagination in a time and place of frustration, disappointment, and spiritual hope.
Format | Inbunden |
Omfång | 192 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Little, Brown Book Group |
Utgivningsdatum | 2024-08-20 |
ISBN | 9780349016917 |
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- Inbunden, 192, Engelska, Little, Brown Book Group, 2024-08-20, 9780349016917
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Inbunden
- Antal sidor 192
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Little, Brown Book Group
- Utgivningsdatum 2024-08-20
- ISBN 9780349016917