The Fisher King: A Novel
by Paule Marshall
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0684872838
- ISBN 13
- 9780684872834
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Synopsis
In 1949, Sonny-Rett Payne, a jazz pianist, fled New York for Paris to escape both his family's disapproval of his music and the racism that shadowed his career. Now, decades later, his eight-year-old grandson is brought to Payne's old Brooklyn neighborhood to attend a memorial concert in his honor. The child's visit reveals the persistent family and community rivalries that drove his grandfather into exile. The Fisher King -- a moving story of jazz, love, family conflict, and the artists' struggles in society -- offers hope in the healing and redemptive power of one memorable boy.
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E17547
- Title
- The Fisher King: A Novel
- Author
- Paule Marshall
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684872838
- ISBN 13
- 9780684872834
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2000
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