| Book of Numbers (Univ PR of Virginia) Univ PR of Virg Edition Contributor(s): Pharr, Robert Deane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813920469 ISBN-13: 9780813920467 Publisher: University of Virginia Press OUR PRICE: $23.27 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2001 Annotation: In the tradition of Chester Himes and Walter Mosley, 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 the Washington Post editor Jabari Asim. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00050971 |
| Series: Virginia Bookshelf |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.56" W x 8.49" (1.07 lbs) 382 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Virginia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |