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The aftermath of the fall of Paris, 1940. Hieronymus Falk, a rising star on the cabaret scene, is arrested in a cafe and never heard from again. He is twenty years old. A German citizen. And he is black. Fifty years later, Sid, Hiero's bandmate and the only witness that day, is going back to... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Delilah Brown: Louis Armstrong's singer - she goes to Berlin to hire the boys and bring them to Paris.
- Sidney Griffiths: Main character and from whose point of view the story is told.
- Mrs. Hanff: New in Thornlea Library: this Giller Award winning novel about jazz music, jealousy, guilt, and being black in 1940s German-occupied Europe by Esi Edugyan is a perfect way to extend Black History Month into March. Recommended for senior students.
- Hieronymus Falk: Add a description of this character.
- Armstrong
- Fritz
- Rummel
- Ernst
- Von Haselberg
- Sid Griffiths
- Tante Cecile
- Bill Coleman
- Charles C. Jones
- Charlie
- Hammond
- Lou
- Thomas: The name which Hiero later adopts
- Hetty
- Marta
- Liesl
- Horst Wessel
- Inge
- Arnie
- Oliver
- Hitler
- Wagner
First Sentence edit
Chip told us not to go out.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of March (2012). (authoritative list)
This is book 19 of 19 in Giller Winner. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Sentimentalists.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Esi Edugyan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: June 2, 2011
ISBN: 1846687756
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: June 2, 2011
ISBN: 1846687756
Page Count: 352
Awards edit
- Giller Prize (Finalist, 2011, Shortlist)
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 2011, Shortlist)
- Orange Prize for Fiction (Finalist, 2012, Shortlist)
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