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Romance in Marseille
- Title
- Romance in Marseille / Claude McKay ; edited and with an introduction by Gary Holcomb and William J. Maxwell.
- Author
- McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
- Publication
- [New York, New York] : Penguin Books, [2020]
- ©2020
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- Description
- li, 165 pages : illustrations; 20 cm.
- Summary
- "Buried in the archive for almost ninety years, Claude McKay's Romance in Marseille traces the adventures of a rowdy troupe of dockworkers, prostitutes, and political organizers--collectively straight and queer, disabled and able-bodied, African, European, Caribbean, and American. Set largely in the culture-blending Vieux Port of Marseille at the height of the Jazz Age, the novel takes flight along with Lafala, an acutely disabled but abruptly wealthy West African sailor"--
- Buried in the archive for almost ninety years, Claude McKay's novel traces the adventures of a rowdy troupe of dockworkers, prostitutes, and political organizers. Set largely in the culture-blending Vieux Port of Marseille at the height of the Jazz Age, it features characters who are straight and queer, disabled and able-bodied, African, European, Caribbean, and American. While stowing away on a transatlantic ship, Lafala is locked in a frigid closet. The dancer loses part of both legs to frostbite. Back in Marsaille, he resumes an affair with Aslima, a Moroccan courtesan. -- adapted from publisher info and back cover.
- Series Statement
- Penguin classics
- Uniform Title
- Penguin classics.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Note
- Place of publication taken from publisher's website.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Romance in Marseille: First Part ; Second Part ; Third Part.
- Call Number
- Sc C 21-43
- ISBN
- 9780143134220
- 0143134221
- LCCN
- 2019025262
- OCLC
- 1102349933
- Author
- McKay, Claude, 1890-1948, author.
- Title
- Romance in Marseille / Claude McKay ; edited and with an introduction by Gary Holcomb and William J. Maxwell.
- Publisher
- [New York, New York] : Penguin Books, [2020]
- Copyright Date
- ©2020
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Penguin classicsPenguin classics.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Note
- ED: OHIO U. PREV. UNPUBL. NOVEL SET IN FRANCE W/ RACIAL & LGBTQ THEMES BY JAMAICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Holcomb, Gary Edward, editor, writer of introduction.Maxwell, William J. (College teacher), editor, writer of introduction.
- Research Call Number
- Sc C 21-43