Unicorn woman
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JONES
Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction
JONES
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JONES
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Published:
Boston : Beacon Press, 2024.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
192 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780807030035, 0807030031, 9780807030035
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Description
"Marking a dramatic new direction for Jones, a riveting tale set in the Post WWII South, narrated by a Black soldier who returns to Jim Crow and searches for a mythical ideal. Set in the early 1950s, this latest novel from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Gayl Jones follows the witty but perplexing army veteran Buddy Ray Guy as he embodies the fate of Black soldiers who return, not in glory, but into their Jim Crow communities. A cook and tractor repairman, Buddy was known as Budweiser to his army pals because he's a wise guy. But underneath that surface, he is a true self-educated intellectual and a classic seeker: looking for religion, looking for meaning, looking for love. As he moves around the south, from his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, primarily, to his second home of Memphis, Tennessee, he recalls his love affairs in post-war France and encounters with a variety of colorful characters and mythical prototypes: circus barkers, topiary trimmers, landladies who provide shelter and plenty of advice for their all-Black clientele, proto feminists, and bigots. The lead among these characters is, of course, The Unicorn Woman, who exists, but mostly lives in Bud's private mythology. Jones offers a rich, intriguing exploration of Black (and Indigenous) people in a time and place of frustration, disappointment, and spiritual hope"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Jones, G. (2024). Unicorn woman. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Jones, Gayl. 2024. Unicorn Woman. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Jones, Gayl, Unicorn Woman. Beacon Press, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Jones, Gayl. Unicorn Woman. Beacon Press, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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