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Mumbo Jumbo
Ishmael Reed
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Éditeur:
Open Road Media
Open Road Media
Protection:
Filigrane
Filigrane
Année de parution:
2013
2013
ISBN-13:
9781453287972
Description:
<DIV><DIV><b>Ishmael Reed’s inspired fable of the ragtime era, in which a social movement threatens to suppress the spread of black culture—hailed by Harold Bloom as one of the five hundred greatest books of the Western canon</b></div><DIV><BR>In 1920s America, a plague is spreading fast. From New Orleans to Chicago to New York, the “Jes Grew” epidemic makes people desperate to dance, overturning social norms in the process. Anyone is vulnerable and when they catch it, they’ll bump and grind into a frenzy. Working to combat the Jes Grew infection are the puritanical Atonists, a group bent on cultivating a “Talking Android,” an African American who will infiltrate the unruly black communities and help crush the outbreak. But PaPa LaBas, a <i>houngan</i> voodoo priest, is determined to keep his ancient culture—including a key spiritual text—alive.  </div><DIV> </div><DIV>Spanning a dizzying host of genres, from cinema to academia to mythology, <i>Mumbo Jumbo</i> is a lively ride through a key decade of American history. In addition to ragtime, blues, and jazz, Reed’s allegory draws on the Harlem Renaissance, the Back to Africa movement, and America’s occupation of Haiti. His style throughout is as avant-garde and vibrant as the music at its center.</div><DIV> </div><DIV>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Ishmael Reed including rare images of the author.</div></div>
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