Mumbo Jumbo [electronic resource]
Ishmael Reed2017
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Ishmael Reed's inspired comic fable of the ragtime era - hailed by Harold Bloom
as one of the five hundred greatest books of the Western canon
America, 1920s. A plague is spreading, and it's spreading fast, from New Orleans
to Chicago to New York.
It's an epidemic of freedom, joy and self-expression, being spread by Black
artists, that makes anyone who catches it desperate to dance, sing, laugh and
jive. It's the outbreak of Jazz, Ragtime and Blues onto the world scene; the
spirit of Blackness overtaking America and the world. And it's threatening to
dismantle the whole social order.
Working to root out the plague by any means possible - even murder - are the
members of The Wallflower Order, an international conspiracy dedicated to
puritanism and control. But, deep in the heart of Harlem, private eye and Vodun
priest Papa LaBas is determined to defend his flourishing ancient culture
against their insidious plans. And so, he finds himself locked in a race against
the...
Main title:
Mumbo Jumbo [electronic resource] / Ishmael Reed
Author:
Ishmael Reed, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (256 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241305829
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
434990
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |