Rails Under My Back: A Novel de Allen, Jeffery Renard - 2000

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. First Edition. Hardback, Dustjacket. Very Good. Slight wear from storage..

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000-01-10. Hardcover. Good.

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 book – extra shipping charges will apply, especially for international and priority orders as this will not fit into a flat rate envelope.

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: Literature America Black. FROM THE PUBLISHER - An astonishing debut novel, exploring 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… Leer más

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 563 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.fiction

NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2000),, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Pages 563, octavo, hardcover, first edition.111002A Book and dust jacket are in fine condition.