"A measure of Clarence Major's skill is the ease with which he both evokes Chicago with a few choice brush strokes, and then, later, builds a portrait of 1950 Omaha that is a portrait of the blues itself". says "The Washington Post. The Washington Times" calls this work "a deeply satisfying glimpse into a slice of black life . . . and also into plain old humanity". And finally, "Booklist" calls it" a gorgeous bluesy tale of love, hate, and doing right".
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"A measure of Clarence Major's skill is the ease with which he both evokes Chicago with a few choice brush strokes, and then, later, builds a portrait of 1950 Omaha that is a portrait of the blues itself". says "The Washington Post. The Washington Times" calls this work "a deeply satisfying glimpse into a slice of black life . . . and also into plain old humanity". And finally, "Booklist" calls it" a gorgeous bluesy tale of love, hate, and doing right".
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Add this copy of Dirty Bird Blues to cart. $2.54, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Berkley Books.
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Add this copy of Dirty Bird Blues to cart. $4.52, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Mercury House.
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San Francisco. 1996. Mercury House. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket W/A Small Tear On The Front. 1562790838. 279 pages. hardcover. Front jacket design by Sharon Smith. Jacket illustration: ‘Country Boogie' by Clarence Major. keywords: Literature Black America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-DIRTY BIRD BLUES tells the story of Manfred Banks, a Chicago blues musician and blue-collar worker, who drifts from Chicago to Omaha in the early 1950s. Caught between the casual comfort of a relationship with a male buddy and the domestic responsibilities of a wife and child in a racist America that assaults him at every turn, Manfred seeks easy answers in ‘Dirty Bird' (Old Crow whiskey) and in moving on. But the blues in his soul and the dreams in his mind keep bringing him back to face himself. After a nightmarish descent into his own depths, Manfred emerges with fresh awareness and possibility. Through Manfred we witness and experience the process by which modern American English has been vitalized and strengthened by the poetry and the poignancy of the African-American experience. As Manfred struggles with the constraints of society and his private turmoil, his rich inner voice resonates with the blues. inventory #26991.
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