Three Days Before the Shooting ... by Ralph Ellison (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100375759549

ISBN-139780375759543

eBay Product ID (ePID)92527262

Product Key Features

Book TitleThree Days before the Shooting ...

Number of Pages1136 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicClassics, African American / General, African American / Historical, General, Literary

GenreFiction

AuthorRalph Ellison

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.9 in

Item Weight40.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Less a conventional novel than the prose equivalent of a jazz solo, or a series of solos . . . some of [Ellison's] finest prose."--Malcolm Jones, Newsweek "Stirring . . . a deeply complex, even epic, story . . . rendered as majestically as you would expect from Ellison."--Associated Press "[This book is] more than a novel. It's a literary experience."-- Ebony, "Less a conventional novel than the prose equivalent of a jazz solo, or a series of solos . . . some of [Ellison's] finest prose."-Malcolm Jones, Newsweek "Stirring . . . a deeply complex, even epic, story . . . rendered as majestically as you would expect from Ellison."-Associated Press "[This book is] more than a novel. It's a literary experience."- Ebony, "Ralph Ellison's generosity, humor, and nimble language are, of course, on display in Juneteenth, but it is his vigorous intellect that rules the novel. A majestic narrative concept." --Toni Morrison From the Hardcover edition., "Less a conventional novel than the prose equivalent of a jazz solo, or a series of solos . . . some of [Ellison's] finest prose."-Malcolm Jones,Newsweek "Stirring . . . a deeply complex, even epic, story . . . rendered as majestically as you would expect from Ellison."-Associated Press "[This book is] more than a novel. It's a literary experience."-Ebony

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SynopsisAt his death in 1994, Ralph Ellison left behind several thousand pages of his unfinished second novel, which he had spent nearly four decades writing. Five years later, Random House published Juneteenth , drawn from the central narrative of Ellison's epic work in progress. Three Days Before the Shooting . . . gathers in one volume all the parts of that planned opus, including three major sequences never before published. Set in the frame of a deathbed vigil, the story is a gripping multigenerational saga centered on the assassination of a controversial, race-baiting U.S. senator who's being tended to by an elderly black jazz musician turned preacher. Presented in their unexpurgated, provisional state, the narrative sequences brim with humor and tension, composed in Ellison's magical jazz-inspired prose style. Beyond its compelling narratives, Three Days Before the Shooting . . . is perhaps most notable for its extraordinary insight into the creative process of one of this country's greatest writers, and an essential, fascinating piece of Ralph Ellison's legacy.

LC Classification NumberPS3555.L625