The theme of abandonment in the African-American family is explored in this novel about two brothers, Lucius and John Jones, who marry two sisters, Gracie and Sheila McShan. Tour.
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Jeffery Renard Allen was born in Chicago in 1962. He received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has lived in New York City and taught at Queens College since the fall of 1992.
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Librería: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Dave's Books, Brooklyn, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2000 Farrar hardcover stated 1st edition implicit 1st printing with photocopies of some reviews laid in. Light soil on white parts of dj, corners bumped with small tears on the back ones, light soil on edge, else text clean, binding tight. Oversize book extra shipping charges will apply for international and priority orders as this will not fit into a flat rate envelope. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-1484326484624
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Librería: Russ States, Oil City, PA, Estados Unidos de America
Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good -. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good -. First Edition. (2000), 563pp, slight shelfwear to cover, slight rubbing & edgewear to dj. Nº de ref. del artículo: 09-1787
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Librería: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 2000. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1st American Edition. Some Spotting On Top Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 0374246262. 563 pages. hardcover. Cover: Chris Scott. keywords: African American Literature America. DESCRIPTION - An astonishing debut novel, exploring the bonds, boundaries, and bondage of an African American family. Rails Under My Back is a daring work of art that reveals its family theme in a stunning depiction of its paradoxically opposite: abandonment. In this multifaceted, brilliantly colored, intensely musical novel, Jeffery Renard Allen tracks the interwoven lives of two brothers, Lucius and John Jones, who are married to two sisters, Gracie and Sheila McShan. For them, their parents, and their children, life is always full of departures; someone is always fleeing town and leaving the remaining family to suffer the often dramatic, sometimes tragic consequences. The multiple effects of the comings and goings are devastating: these are the almost mythic expression of the African American experience during the past half-century. Rails Under My Back ranges, as the characters do, from the City, which is somewhat like both New York and Chicago, to Memphis, to the West, and to many 'inner' and 'outer' locales. One image that holds the family together is that of the railroads taking them from place to place-from the South to the North, from their living to their working quarters, from one form of bondage or freedom to another. The McShans and the Joneses somehow prevail, in their bigger-than-life way, and their story has extraordinary literary, religious, and historical power. Allen's voice is unforgettable. inventory #32899 Some Spotting On Top Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: z32899
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Librería: Alkahest Books, Deerfield, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Signed & inscribed by Jeffrey Renard Allen to the previous owner on the title page. 1st edition. Minor wear to dust jacket, otherwise very good. Signed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 75176
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