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Surprise of Burning - Hardcover

Doane, Michael

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9780394558790: Surprise of Burning
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0394558790 ISBN 13: 9780394558790
Publisher: Knopf, 1988

Synopsis

While trying to find his unknown father, Hunter Page, a blind photojournalist, returns from Vietnam and uncovers the fascinating particulars of his long-dead mother, a legendary blues singer

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Hard-drinking photojournalist Hunter Page becomes obsessed with learning more about the mother he never knew, legendary jazz vocalist Lela Maar, in a desperate attempt to avoid coming to terms with his own experiences in Vietnam. Through Page's researches, and the reminiscences of Lela's reefer-smoking piano man Lester "Fingers" Mink, we catch glimpses of the woman in her various metamorphoses: as Vera Marsh, part-time leafleteer for the American Anarchist Alliance; as Lela Maar; and finally as Ariel, a fragile beauty dying of heroin addiction at a London clinic. Doane seems to be trying to incorporate as many cultural stereotypes and genre styles as possible in one book. The result reads like a bad parody. Not recommended. Edward B. St. John, Loyola Law Sch., Los Angeles
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Publisher
Knopf
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0394558790
ISBN 13 
9780394558790
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
251
Rating
  • 3.50 out of 5 stars
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