Maker of Saints
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Book Overview
A QPB and BOMC selection. The author's previous novel, 1959, was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. Bird Kinkaid is an African-American woman who has recently been plagued by nightmares:... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0684812258
ISBN13:9780684812250
Release Date:October 1996
Publisher:Scribner Book Company
Length:250 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Davis does it again
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Thulani Davis captures the heart of independent-thinking black women in America from "1959" and now "Maker of Saints." This story is told through the eyes of a struggling artist in our society. I connected with everything about Bird and her struggles -- both with her own lot in life and the murder of her best friend. The book went from being and insiders look at the visual arts, jazz, media and urban life to a thriller of the highest order. The edges are singed with race, anger and fear while the core is focused by a driven women. By tracking the murderer of her freind she manages to get back on track with her own life work and reason for being.The story seems to parallel the tragic death of Anna Mendietta. I couldn't put it down and couldn't stop thinking of all these elements. What a great movie it would make but read it first!
a jewel
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
1959 was a rich, and haunting book, and this second novel by this author is as well, I think it just wasn't reviewed or it would be hard to keep on the shelves. I rather expect to see it made into a movie...it's that kind of story. Some of the images from this work will stay with me always - and it's a book I could read again. It's about a complicated friendship, a loss, New York City, and a resonant time that's just past.
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