Jazz

Morrison, Toni

ISBN 10: 0452269652 / ISBN 13: 9780452269651

Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1993

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Synopsis:

Set in Harlem in the 1920s, this novel chronicles a bittersweet triangle involving a middle-aged door-to-door salesman, his mentally unstable wife, and his eighteen-year-old girlfriend.

Review: " Wonderful. . . . A brilliant, daring novel. . . . Every voice amazes." -- "Chicago Tribune
"" She may be the last classic American writer, squarely in the tradition of Poe, Melville, Twain and Faulkner." -- "Newsweek
"
" [A] masterpiece. . . . She has moved from strength to strength until she has reached the distinction of being beyond comparison." -- "Entertainment Weekly
"" Thrillingly written . . . seductive. . . . Some of the finest lyric passages ever written in a modern novel." -- "Chicago Sun-Times
"" A compelling blend of heart and language. . . . Resounds with passion." -- "The Boston Globe
"" Marvelous. . . . Morrison is perhaps the finest novelist of our time." -- "Vogue
"" The author conjures up worlds with complete authority and makes no secret of her angst at the injustices dealt to black women." -- Edna O' Brien, "The New York Times Book Review
"" She captures that almost indistinguishable mixture of the anxiety and rapture of expectation-- that state of desire where sin is just another word for appetite." -- "San Francisco Chronicle
"" As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prize- winning "Beloved.," . . Morrison conjures up the hand of slavery on Harlem' s jazz generation. The more you listen, the more you crave to hear." -- "Glamour
"" She is the best writer in America. Jazz, for sure; but also Mozart." -- John Leonard, National Public Radio
" A masterpiece. . . . A sensuous, haunting story of various kinds ofpassion. . . . Mesmerizing." -- "Cosmopolitan
"" Lyrically brooding. . . . One accepts the characters of "Jazz "as generalized figures moving rhythmically in the narrator' s mind." -- "The New York Times
"" Transforms a familiar refrain of jilted love into a bold, sustaining time of self-knowledge and discovery. Its rhythms are infectious." -- "People
"

Wonderful. . . . A brilliant, daring novel. . . . Every voice amazes. "Chicago Tribune
" She may be the last classic American writer, squarely in the tradition of Poe, Melville, Twain and Faulkner. "Newsweek
"
[A] masterpiece. . . . She has moved from strength to strength until she has reached the distinction of being beyond comparison. "Entertainment Weekly
" Thrillingly written . . . seductive. . . . Some of the finest lyric passages ever written in a modern novel. "Chicago Sun-Times
" A compelling blend of heart and language. . . . Resounds with passion. "The Boston Globe
" Marvelous. . . . Morrison is perhaps the finest novelist of our time. "Vogue
" The author conjures up worlds with complete authority and makes no secret of her angst at the injustices dealt to black women. Edna O Brien, "The New York Times Book Review
" She captures that almost indistinguishable mixture of the anxiety and rapture of expectation that state of desire where sin is just another word for appetite. "San Francisco Chronicle
" As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prize winning "Beloved. ." . . Morrison conjures up the hand of slavery on Harlem s jazz generation. The more you listen, the more you crave to hear. "Glamour
" She is the best writer in America. Jazz, for sure; but also Mozart. John Leonard, National Public Radio
A masterpiece. . . . A sensuous, haunting story of various kinds of passion. . . . Mesmerizing. "Cosmopolitan
" Lyrically brooding. . . . One accepts the characters of "Jazz "as generalized figures moving rhythmically in the narrator s mind. "The New York Times
" Transforms a familiar refrain of jilted love into a bold, sustaining time of self-knowledge and discovery. Its rhythms are infectious. "People
""

"Wonderful. . . . A brilliant, daring novel. . . . Every voice amazes." --Chicago Tribune

"She may be the last classic American writer, squarely in the tradition of Poe, Melville, Twain and Faulkner." --Newsweek

"[A] masterpiece. . . . She has moved from strength to strength until she has reached the distinction of being beyond comparison." --Entertainment Weekly

"Thrillingly written . . . seductive. . . . Some of the finest lyric passages ever written in a modern novel." --Chicago Sun-Times

"A compelling blend of heart and language. . . . Resounds with passion." --The Boston Globe

"Marvelous. . . . Morrison is perhaps the finest novelist of our time." --Vogue

"The author conjures up worlds with complete authority and makes no secret of her angst at the injustices dealt to black women." --Edna O'Brien, The New York Times Book Review

"She captures that almost indistinguishable mixture of the anxiety and rapture of expectation--that state of desire where sin is just another word for appetite." --San Francisco Chronicle

"As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved. . . . Morrison conjures up the hand of slavery on Harlem's jazz generation. The more you listen, the more you crave to hear." --Glamour

"She is the best writer in America. Jazz, for sure; but also Mozart." --John Leonard, National Public Radio

"A masterpiece. . . . A sensuous, haunting story of various kinds of passion. . . . Mesmerizing." --Cosmopolitan

"Lyrically brooding. . . . One accepts the characters of Jazz as generalized figures moving rhythmically in the narrator's mind." --The New York Times

"Transforms a familiar refrain of jilted love into a bold, sustaining time of self-knowledge and discovery. Its rhythms are infectious." --People

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jazz
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good