Half Blood Blues [electronic resource]
Edugyan, Esi2011
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Chip told us not to go out. Said, don't you boys tempt the devil. But it been one brawl of a night, I tell you. The aftermath of the fall of Paris, 1940. Hieronymous Falk, a rising star on the cabaret scene, was arrested in a cafe and never heard from again. He was twenty years old. He was a German citizen. And he was black. Fifty years later, Sid, Hiero's bandmate and the only witness that day, is going back to Berlin. Persuaded by his old friend Chip, Sid discovers there's more to the journey than he thought when Chip shares a mysterious letter, bringing to the surface secrets buried since Hiero's fate was settled. In Half Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan weaves the horror of betrayal, the burden of loyalty and the possibility that, if you don't tell your story, someone else might tell it for you. And they just might tell it wrong ...
Main title:
Half Blood Blues [electronic resource] / Esi Edugyan
Author:
Edugyan, Esi, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Profile Books, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
Esi Edugyan has degrees from the University of Victoria and Johns Hopkins University. Her second novel, Half Blood Blues, won the Giller Prize, was shortlisted for the Man Booker, Orange and Walter Scott Prizes, and translated into over 10 languages. She currently lives in Victoria, British Columbia. www.esiedugyan.com
Awards:
Notable Books for Adults (Notable Books Council)Scotiabank Giller Prize (Scotiabank Giller)Governor General's Literary Award Finalist (Governor General of Canada)
ISBN:
9781847656568
Language:
English
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BRN:
2305008