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The first novel by one of the legends of the Harlem Renaissance
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Lawyer Ralph Merritt buys a house in a white neighborhood bordering Harlem. In their reactions to Merritt and to one another, Fishers' characters--including the prejudiced Miss Cramp who 'takes on causes the way sticky tape picks up lint, ' Merritt's housekeeper Linda, and Shine, his piano mover--provide an invaluable view of the social and philosophical milieu of the times.Thematically, Fisher focuses on the idea of black unity and discovery of the self.
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Fisher is an unusual individual. A physician by trade, he also published several books, including The Conjure Man Dies , the first hard-boiled detective novel by an African American. This, Fisher's first novel, introduces protagonist Ralph Merrit, who buys a house on the border between the white and black sections of Harlem in the 1920s. The novel details the difficulties faced by educated African Americans who tried to enter into predominantly white society.
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- PublisherUniversity of Michigan Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 047209565X
- ISBN 13 9780472095650
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages328
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