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Dirty bird blues

Title: Dirty bird blues / Clarence Major ; foreword by Yusef Komunyakaa ; introduction by John Beckman.
Author: Major, Clarence
Publication: [New York, New York] : Penguin Books, 2022.

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Description

xxvi, 350 pages; 20 cm.

Summary

"Set in post-World War II Chicago and Omaha, the novel features Manfred Banks, a young, harmonica-blowing blues singer who is always writing music in his head. Torn between his friendships with fellow musicians and nightclub life and his responsibilities to his wife and child, along with the pressures of dealing with a racist America that assaults him at every turn, Manfred seeks easy answers in 'Dirty Bird' (Old Crow whiskey) and in moving on. He moves to Omaha with hopes of better opportunities as a blue-collar worker, but the blues in his soul and the dreams in his mind keep bringing him back to face himself. After a nightmarish descent into his own depths, Manfred emerges with fresh awareness and possibility. Through Manfred, we witness and experience the process by which modern American English has been vitalized and strengthened by the poetry and the poignancy of the African-American experience. As Manfred struggles with the oppressive constraints of society and his private turmoil, his rich inner voice resonates with the blues." --

Series Statement

Penguin classics

Uniform Title

Penguin classics.

Subject

Genre/Form

Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.

Note

"First published in the United States of America by Mercury House 1996." -- Title page verso.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Call Number

Sc D 23-929

ISBN

9780143136590
0143136593

LCCN

2021035597

OCLC

1260190547

Author

Major, Clarence, author.

Title

Dirty bird blues / Clarence Major ; foreword by Yusef Komunyakaa ; introduction by John Beckman.

Publisher

[New York, New York] : Penguin Books, 2022.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Penguin classics

Penguin classics.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Note

REPRINT OF 1996 ED. W/NEW INTRO.

Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Komunyakaa, Yusef, writer of foreword.

Beckman, John, writer of introduction.

Research Call Number

Sc D 23-929

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