Isbn: 9780679730859 - the spyglass tree (5 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 218 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - By "our premier writer about jazz and the blues . . . and a fictional tale spinner in the grand Southern tradition" (Washington Post Book World),The Spyglass Treeis a deeply affecting novel of elegant, lyrical reminiscence and profound sophistication about a young black man's advent into the world of academiaan imaginary Alabama collegein the 1930s.Admist the excitement of the world of ideas and adventures with new friends, Scooter sallies into "the territory of the blues," where recollection becomes legend. Here he learns to deal with the vicissitudes of lifethe complexities of family ties and camaraderie, his sexuality, pride of excellence in school, the darker realities of history and human passionthrough confrontation and improvisation, and with style and courage."[The Spyglass Tree] strikes a perfect balance between the black folk tradition and Faulknerian rumination. . . . One reads this very fine novel for the glissando effect of its language, the vibrancy of its characters and the unabashed pleasure Mr. Murray takes in nostalgia for its own sake . . . with level-headed clarity and honesty."The New York Times Book Review.…

Zustand: New. Albert Murray is the author of&#160The Omni-Americans, Stomping the Blues, The Hero and the Blues, South to a Very Old Place, Conjugations and Reiterations, and&#160From the Briarpatch File. He is the coauthor of&#160Good Morning .