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Jazz by Toni Morrison (2004, Trade Paperback)
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. Morrison conjures up the hand of slavery on Harlem’s jazz generation. The more you listen, the more you crave to hear.”. With a foreword by the author. In the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, shoots his teenage lover to death.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-101400076218
ISBN-139781400076215
eBay Product ID (ePID)127382596
Product Key Features
Book TitleJazz
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicAfrican American / General, Literary, Coming of Age
GenreFiction
AuthorToni Morrison
Book SeriesVintage International Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-555326
Reviews"Wonderful. . . . A brilliant, daring novel. . . . Every voice amazes." -Chicago Tribune "She may be the last classic American writer, squarely in the tradition of Poe, Melville, Twain and Faulkner." -Newsweek "[A] masterpiece. . . . She has moved from strength to strength until she has reached the distinction of being beyond comparison." -Entertainment Weekly "Thrillingly written . . . seductive. . . . Some of the finest lyric passages ever written in a modern novel." -Chicago Sun-Times "A compelling blend of heart and language. . . . Resounds with passion." -The Boston Globe "Marvelous. . . . Morrison is perhaps the finest novelist of our time." -Vogue "The author conjures up worlds with complete authority and makes no secret of her angst at the injustices dealt to black women." -Edna O'Brien, The New York Times Book Review "She captures that almost indistinguishable mixture of the anxiety and rapture of expectation-that state of desire where sin is just another word for appetite." -San Francisco Chronicle "As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prizewinning Beloved. . . . Morrison conjures up the hand of slavery on Harlem's jazz generation. The more you listen, the more you crave to hear." -Glamour "She is the best writer in America. Jazz, for sure; but also Mozart." -John Leonard, National Public Radio "A masterpiece. . . . A sensuous, haunting story of various kinds of passion. . . . Mesmerizing." -Cosmopolitan "Lyrically brooding. . . . One accepts the characters of Jazz as generalized figures moving rhythmically in the narrator's mind." -The New York Times "Transforms a familiar refrain of jilted love into a bold, sustaining time of self-knowledge and discovery. Its rhythms are infectious." -People From the Trade Paperback edition., "Wonderful. . . . A brilliant, daring novel. . . . Every voice amazes." - Chicago Tribune "She may be the last classic American writer, squarely in the tradition of Poe, Melville, Twain and Faulkner." - Newsweek "[A] masterpiece. . . . She has moved from strength to strength until she has reached the distinction of being beyond comparison." - Entertainment Weekly "Thrillingly written . . . seductive. . . . Some of the finest lyric passages ever written in a modern novel." - Chicago Sun-Times "A compelling blend of heart and language. . . . Resounds with passion." - The Boston Globe "Marvelous. . . . Morrison is perhaps the finest novelist of our time." - Vogue "The author conjures up worlds with complete authority and makes no secret of her angst at the injustices dealt to black women." -Edna O'Brien, The New York Times Book Review "She captures that almost indistinguishable mixture of the anxiety and rapture of expectation-that state of desire where sin is just another word for appetite." - San Francisco Chronicle "As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prizewinning Beloved. . . . Morrison conjures up the hand of slavery on Harlem's jazz generation. The more you listen, the more you crave to hear." - Glamour "She is the best writer in America. Jazz, for sure; but also Mozart." -John Leonard, National Public Radio "A masterpiece. . . . A sensuous, haunting story of various kinds of passion. . . . Mesmerizing." - Cosmopolitan "Lyrically brooding. . . . One accepts the characters of Jazz as generalized figures moving rhythmically in the narrator's mind." - The New York Times "Transforms a familiar refrain of jilted love into a bold, sustaining time of self-knowledge and discovery. Its rhythms are infectious." - People, "Wonderful. . . . A brilliant, daring novel. . . . Every voice amazes." -Chicago Tribune "She may be the last classic American writer, squarely in the tradition of Poe, Melville, Twain and Faulkner." -Newsweek "[A] masterpiece. . . . She has moved from strength to strength until she has reached the distinction of being beyond comparison." -Entertainment Weekly "Thrillingly written . . . seductive. . . . Some of the finest lyric passages ever written in a modern novel." -Chicago Sun-Times "A compelling blend of heart and language. . . . Resounds with passion." -The Boston Globe "Marvelous. . . . Morrison is perhaps the finest novelist of our time." -Vogue "The author conjures up worlds with complete authority and makes no secret of her angst at the injustices dealt to black women." -Edna O'Brien, The New York Times Book Review "She captures that almost indistinguishable mixture of the anxiety and rapture of expectation-that state of desire where sin is just another word for appetite." -San Francisco Chronicle "As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prizewinning Beloved. . . . Morrison conjures up the hand of slavery on Harlem's jazz generation. The more you listen, the more you crave to hear." -Glamour "She is the best writer in America. Jazz, for sure; but also Mozart." -John Leonard, National Public Radio "A masterpiece. . . . A sensuous, haunting story of various kinds of passion. . . . Mesmerizing." -Cosmopolitan "Lyrically brooding. . . . One accepts the characters of Jazz as generalized figures moving rhythmically in the narrator's mind." -The New York Times "Transforms a familiar refrain of jilted love into a bold, sustaining time of self-knowledge and discovery. Its rhythms are infectious." -People
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisIn the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, shoots his teenage lover to death. At the funeral, Joe s wife, Violet, attacks the girl s corpse. This passionate, profound story of love and obsession brings us back and forth in time, as a narrative is assembled from the emotions, hopes, fears, and deep realities of black urban life.", From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner, a passionate, profound story of love and obsession that brings us back and forth in time, as a narrative is assembled from the emotions, hopes, fears, and deep realities of Black urban life. With a foreword by the author. "As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved. ... Morrison conjures up the hand of slavery on Harlem's jazz generation. The more you listen, the more you crave to hear." -- Glamour In the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, shoots his teenage lover to death. At the funeral, Joe's wife, Violet, attacks the girl's corpse. This novel "transforms a familiar refrain of jilted love into a bold, sustaining time of self-knowledge and discovery. Its rhythms are infectious" ( People ). "The author conjures up worlds with complete authority and makes no secret of her angst at the injustices dealt to Black women." -- The New York Times Book Review
LC Classification NumberPS3563.08749 J38
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Jazz is a set of stories which ignite your imagination and increase your understanding of race relations.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
