Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv

The Unicorn Woman

Af: Gayl Jones Engelsk Paperback

The Unicorn Woman

Af: Gayl Jones Engelsk Paperback
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser

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 guy. But 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 not only from his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky to Memphis, Tennessee, but back into his own memories, as he recalls his love affairs in post-war France and his encounters with 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.

Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
Normalpris
kr 202
Fragt: 39 kr
6 - 8 hverdage
20 kr
Pakkegebyr
God 4 anmeldelser på
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser

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 guy. But 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 not only from his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky to Memphis, Tennessee, but back into his own memories, as he recalls his love affairs in post-war France and his encounters with 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.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 0
ISBN-13: 9780349016924
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0349016925
Udg. Dato: 20 aug 2024
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 136mm
Højde: 215mm
Forlag: Little, Brown
Oplagsdato: 20 aug 2024
Forfatter(e): Gayl Jones
Forfatter(e) Gayl Jones


Kategori Moderne Samtidslitteratur


ISBN-13 9780349016924


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 0


Udgave


Længde 17mm


Bredde 136mm


Højde 215mm


Udg. Dato 20 aug 2024


Oplagsdato 20 aug 2024


Forlag Little, Brown

Vi anbefaler også
Kategori sammenhænge