Book of Numbers (Univ PR of Virginia) (Univ PR of Virginia)

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ISBN-10: 0813920469
ISBN-13: 9780813920467
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publish Date: 05/29/2001
Dimensions: 8.49" L, 5.56" W, 1.00" H

Book of Numbers (Univ PR of Virginia) (Univ PR of Virginia)

byRobert Deane Pharr

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Price: $23.50

Overview

In the hardboiled tradition of Chester Himes and Walter Mosely, Robert Deane Pharr’s novel tells the tale of two black men, Dave and Blueboy, traveling waiters who establish themselves as numbers runners in a fictionalized Richmond of the 1930s. Published to great acclaim in 1969, The Book of Numbers centers on powerful themes of truth and illusion, myth and legend, and vividly conveys a sense of African American life on the periphery of white society. The new Virginia edition complements Pharr’s text with an Afterword by Washington Post editor Jabari Asim.

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Mr. Pharr begins in Biblical rhythms... and sustains his tempo with parables of love, brotherhood, and death. Fortifying the novel's supple style is its inescapable vitality; it surges through The Block, bringing to life every major and minor invention. –author of New York Times Books Review

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Details

ISBN-10: 0813920469
ISBN-13: 9780813920467
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publish Date: 05/29/2001
Dimensions: 8.49" L, 5.56" W, 1.00" H
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