![]() ![]() ![]() And behind it all lies a mystery: how did this chosen child become the man who would deny everything to achieve his goals? Brilliantly crafted, moving, wise, Juneteenth is the work of an American master. Bliss’s history encompasses the joys of young southern boyhood bucolic days as a filmmaker, lovemaking in a field in the Oklahoma sun. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Juneteenth by Ellison, Ralph at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping for many. As a young man, Sunraider was Bliss, an orphan taken in by Hickman and raised to be a preacher like himself. From the author of bestselling Invisible Man-the classic novel of African-American experience-this long-awaited second novel. "Tell me what happened while there’s still time," demands the dying Senator Adam Sunraider to the itinerate Negro preacher whom he calls Daddy Hickman. Here is the master of American vernacular–the rhythms of jazz and gospel and ordinary speech–at the height of his powers, telling a powerful, evocative tale of a prodigal of the twentieth century. With its publication, a giant world of literature has just grown twice as tall."– Newsdayįrom Ralph Ellison–author of the classic novel of African-American experience, Invisible Man–the long-awaited second novel. "n extraordinary book, a work of staggering virtuosity. ![]()
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