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Man walking on eggshells / Herbert Simmons.
Van Pelt Library PS3569.I47327 M36 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simmons, Herbert.
- Series:
- Old school books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American men--Fiction.
- African American men.
- Jazz musicians--Fiction.
- Jazz musicians.
- Saint Louis (Mo.)--Fiction.
- Saint Louis (Mo.).
- Genre:
- Musical fiction.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 221 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton, [1997]
- Summary:
- Born into violence, in the midst of a destructive tornado that flattens sections of East St. Louis, Raymond Douglas overcomes obstacles of family and race to become a jazz trumpeter whose music touches greatness. First published in 1962, this novel is one of the most lyrical and authentic evocations of a jazz musician ever published.
- ISBN:
- 0393316181
- OCLC:
- 36350875
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