The Magic Keys (Paperback)

Albert Murray

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Language: English

Published by Random House USA Inc, New York, 2006

1400095530 / 9781400095537

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Paperback. The Magic Keys winningly evokes the coming to maturity of one of the great characters in contemporary American literature: Scooter, the central protagonist of Albert Murray s highly acclaimed autobiographical novels Train Whistle Guitar, The Spyglass Tree, and The Seven League Boots.Growing up brilliant and curious in Alabama, Scooter was told he was destined for greatness. Now newly married and a graduate student in humanities at New York University, he goes about discovering just what he is destined to be great at. Anchored by Eunice, his Mrs. Me, Scooter makes the rounds of Manhattan s libraries, jazz hangouts, galleries, skyscrapers, and endlessly fascinating streets, meeting the people who will help him find his way: dapper Taft Edison, who is setting their down-home dialect onto the pages of his novel-in-progress; Joe States, a drummer who brings old expectations to Scooters new life; and Jewel Templeton, no longer his girl but still a believer. When his budding career takes him back to Alabama, Scooter discovers both the promise of everyday bliss and intimations of adventures to come.In his inimitably musical, ardent prose, Murray captures the joyful rhythms of youth and the pulse of life at the moment when everything seems possible, in an exhilarating, tender, and masterfully crafted novel. Capturing the joyful rhythms of youth, this is the final volume in the adventures of Scooter--the hero of Albert Murray's extraordinary autobiographical novels "Train Whistle Guitar, The Spyglass Tree," and "The Seven League Boots." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title
The Magic Keys (Paperback)
Author
Albert Murray
Publisher
Random House USA Inc, New York
Publication year
2006
Condition
new
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1400095530
ISBN 13
9781400095537

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