Rails Under Back (58 results)
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Condition: Very Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2000 Farrar hardcover stated 1st edition implicit 1st printing with photocopies of some reviews laid in. Light soil on white parts of dj, corners bumped with small tears on the back ones, light soil on edge, else text clean, binding tight. Oversize b…ook extra shipping charges will apply for international and priority orders as this will not fit into a flat rate envelope.
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Paperback. Condition: VG-. Paperback. VG-. pp. 563, rubbing, edge slightly curled, light wear extremities.
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Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.Russ States
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good -. Very Good -. First Edition. (2000), 563pp, slight shelfwear to cover, slight rubbing & edgewear to dj.
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Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.zenosbooks
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hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 2000. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1st American Edition. Some Spotting On Top Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 0374246262. 563 pages. hardcover. Cover: Chris Scott. keywords: African American Literature America. DESCRIPTION - An astonishing debut novel, explo…ring the bonds, boundaries, and bondage of an African American family. Rails Under My Back is a daring work of art that reveals its family theme in a stunning depiction of its paradoxically opposite: abandonment. In this multifaceted, brilliantly colored, intensely musical novel, Jeffery Renard Allen tracks the interwoven lives of two brothers, Lucius and John Jones, who are married to two sisters, Gracie and Sheila McShan. For them, their parents, and their children, life is always full of departures; someone is always fleeing town and leaving the remaining family to suffer the often dramatic, sometimes tragic consequences. The multiple effects of the comings and goings are devastating: these are the almost mythic expression of the African American experience during the past half-century. Rails Under My Back ranges, as the characters do, from the City, which is somewhat like both New York and Chicago, to Memphis, to the West, and to many 'inner' and 'outer' locales. One image that holds the family together is that of the railroads taking them from place to place-from the South to the North, from their living to their working quarters, from one form of bondage or freedom to another. The McShans and the Joneses somehow prevail, in their bigger-than-life way, and their story has extraordinary literary, religious, and historical power. Allen's voice is unforgettable. inventory #32899 Some Spotting On Top Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket.
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Seller: Alkahest Books, Deerfield, IL, U.S.A.Alkahest Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Pages 563, octavo, hardcover, first edition.111002A Book and dust jacket are in fine condition.
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Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.Black Cat Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Signed & inscribed by Jeffrey Renard Allen to the previous owner on the title page. 1st edition. Minor wear to dust jacket, otherwise very good. Signed by Author(s).
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Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.INDOO
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Condition: very_good. This books is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.
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Seller: Montclair Book Center, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.Montclair Book Center
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Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.Abacus Bookshop
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softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 563 pp., First printing of the first edition.
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Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Will put Allen in the company of writers such as James Joyce, August Wilson, and Ralph Ellison." --The Philadelphia Inquirer When it was first published fifteen years ago, Jeffery Renard Allen's debut novel, Rails Under My Back, earned its author comparisons to some of the giants of twentie…th-century modernism. The publication of Allen's equally ambitious second novel, Song of the Shank, cemented those lofty claims. Now, the book that established his reputation is being restored to print in its first Graywolf Press edition. Together, the two novels stand as significant achievements of twenty-first-century literature. Rails Under My Back is an epic that tracks the interwoven lives of two brothers, Lucius and John Jones, who are married to two sisters, Gracie and Sheila McShan. For them, their parents, and their children, life is always full of departures; someone is always fleeing town and leaving the remaining family to suffer the often dramatic, sometimes tragic consequences. The multiple effects of the comings and goings are devastating: These are the almost mythic expression of the African American experience in the half century that followed the Second World War. The story ranges, as the characters do, from the city, which is somewhat like both New York and Chicago, to Memphis, to the West, and to many "inner" and "outer" locales. Rails Under My Back is a multifaceted, brilliantly colored, intensely musical novel that pulses with urgency and originality. "Rails Under My Back" reveals its family theme in a depiction of its paradoxical opposite: abandonment. Allen tracks the lives of two brothers, Lucius and John Jones, who are married to two sisters, Gracie and Sheila McShan. The McShans and the Joneses always prevail, and their story has literary, religious, and historical power. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Rarewaves USA, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.Rarewaves USA
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Published by Graywolf Press, Minneapolis 2015
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- First Edition
Seller: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.Books from the Crypt
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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st printing, 2015. Trade-sizedl. Minor handling flaws. Book.
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Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.zenosbooks
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 2000. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0374246262. 563 pages. hardcover. keywords: African American Literature America. DESCRIPTION - An astonishing debut novel, exploring the bonds, bound…aries, and bondage of an African American family. Rails Under My Back is a daring work of art that reveals its family theme in a stunning depiction of its paradoxically opposite: abandonment. In this multifaceted, brilliantly colored, intensely musical novel, Jeffery Renard Allen tracks the interwoven lives of two brothers, Lucius and John Jones, who are married to two sisters, Gracie and Sheila McShan. For them, their parents, and their children, life is always full of departures; someone is always fleeing town and leaving the remaining family to suffer the often dramatic, sometimes tragic consequences. The multiple effects of the comings and goings are devastating: these are the almost mythic expression of the African American experience during the past half-century. Rails Under My Back ranges, as the characters do, from the City, which is somewhat like both New York and Chicago, to Memphis, to the West, and to many 'inner' and 'outer' locales. One image that holds the family together is that of the railroads taking them from place to place-from the South to the North, from their living to their working quarters, from one form of bondage or freedom to another. The McShans and the Joneses somehow prevail, in their bigger-than-life way, and their story has extraordinary literary, religious, and historical power. Allen's voice is unforgettable. inventory #27839.
Language: English
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, New York 2000
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- First Edition
Seller: Kenneth A. Himber, Lebanon, NJ, U.S.A.Kenneth A. Himber
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Hardcover. Condition: Almost Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Almost Like New. First Edition. (First Edition) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy .Dust jacket shows scuffing from shelf wear.
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Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated first edition. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards also very good; titling remains bright and bold. Exterior wear is very minor. Interior is free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota; due to siz…e/weight of this book additional shipping charges may apply.
