Synopsis
Dreaming of making it big in the world of entertainment, aspiring black comic Jackie Mann will do anything to achieve his goal, sacrificing friends, family, love, and his own self-respect as he journeys from Harlem to the heights of fame and fortune, in a novel set during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement. 50,000 first printing.
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"Ridley vividly brings to life noirish panoramas of high-stakes show business, as well as the myriad humiliations endured by a black man trying to win fome in egregated America."
About the Author
John Ridley began his career as a stand-up comedian in New York before becoming a writer for television, including such hits as Martin and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and for film, working with directors Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver Stone. Ridley's directorial debut, Cold Around the Heart, won a Best Director award at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York. His previous novel, Love Is a Racket, was named one of the Ten Best Books of 1998 by the Los Angeles Times. He lives on the West Coast somewhere.
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