| The Conjure-Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem Contributor(s): Fisher, Rudolph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472064924 ISBN-13: 9780472064922 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $18.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1992 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Originally published in 1932, this book is the first known mystery novel written by an African-American. Rudolph Fisher, one of the principal writers of the Harlem Renaissance, becomes a 'conjure-man', a fortune teller, a mysterious figure who remains shrouded in darkness while his clients sit directly across from him, singly bathed in light. It is in this configuration that one of these seekers of the revelation of fate discovers he is speaking to a dead man. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91044256 |
| Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.85 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |