The Book of Harlan - Couverture souple

McFadden, Bernice L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909762431 ISBN 13 : 9781909762435

Editeur : Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Book of Harlan opens with the courtship of Harlan's parents and his 1917 birth in Macon, Georgia. After his prominent minister grandfather dies, Harlan and his parents move to Harlem, where he eventually becomes a professional musician. When Harlan and his best friend, trumpeter Lizard Robbins, are invited to perform at a popular cabaret in the Parisian enclave of Montmartre-affectionately referred to as "The Harlem of Paris" by black American musicians-Harlan jumps at the opportunity, convincing Lizard to join him.But after the City of Light falls under Nazi occupation, Harlan and Lizard are thrown into Buchenwald-the notorious concentration camp in Weimar, Germany-irreparably changing the course of Harlan's life.Based on exhaustive research and told in McFadden's mesmeric prose, The Book of Harlan skillfully blends the stories of McFadden's familial ancestors with those of real and imagined characters.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Bernice L. McFadden is the author of nine critically acclaimed novels including Sugar, The Warmest December, Gathering of Waters (a New York Times Editors' Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), Glorious, which was featured in O, The Oprah Magazine and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award, and most recently, The Book of Harlan. She is a three- time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of three awards from the BCALA. McFadden lives in Brooklyn, New York.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1909762431
• ISBN 13: 9781909762435
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352