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The conjure-man dies : a mystery tale of dark Harlem
Author
Title
The conjure-man dies : a mystery tale of dark Harlem / by Rudolph Fisher.
ISBN
0472064924 (paperbound : alk. paper)
9780472064922 (paperbound : alk. paper)
0472094920 (clothbound : alk. paper)
9780472094929 (clothbound : alk. paper)
Published
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1992.
Physical Description
316 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes
"Originally published in New York in 1932"--T.p. verso.
Summary
An African king with a degree from Harvard who set himself up as a "conjure-man", a fortune teller, is murdered in 1930s Harlem. This is the first known mystery novel written by an African American.
Other formats
Also issued online.
Online version: Fisher, Rudolph, 1897-1934. Conjure-man dies. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1992
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 13, 2010
Series
Ann Arbor paperbacks
Subjects
Genre/Form
Mystery fiction.
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