Dirty Bird Blues by Clarence Major, Yusef Komunyakaa

Dirty Bird Blues

Clarence Major, Yusef Komunyakaa

354 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary music race challenging dark reflective medium-paced
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Set in post-World War II Chicago and Omaha, the novel features Manfred Banks, a young, harmonica-blowing blues singer who is always writing music in his head. Torn between his friendships with fellow musicians and nightclub life and his responsibi...

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