Synopsis
By all accounts, the bludgeoning murder in 1949 of a taxi driverby brothers George and Rufus Hamilton was a "slug-ugly" crime. Georgeand Rue were hanged for it. Repelled and intrigued by his ancestral cousins’deeds, George Elliott Clarke uncovered a story of violence, poverty and shame—astory that led first to the Governor General’s Award–winning ExecutionPoems and culminated in Clarke’s brilliant and darkly comic debut novel.
Named an editor’s choice by The Bookseller inthe UK, George & Rue is a book about death that brims with fiercevitality and the sensual, rhythmic beauty that so often defines Clarke’swriting.
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'George Elliott Clarke writes from the heart as well as the head. No one else has his voice nor his literary fingerprints. He is unique and we should all be grateful.' Alistair MacLeod, author of No Great Mischief
'George Elliott Clarke - is a treasure of world literature. Every page of this novel has heartbreaking genius.' Howard Norman, author of The Bird Artist
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An exquisitely written, lyrical, and shocking novel about a notorious murder.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. paper, xii, 223, 20 pages : illustrations,A novel loosely based on the lives of two African Canadian brothers in New Brunswick who were convicted and executed for killing a Fredericton cab driver with a hammer. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 1125558578