The Conjure-Man Dies |
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| Author:
| Fisher, Rudolph |
| Series title: | X Press Black Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-874509-21-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1900 |
| Publisher: | X Press, The
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Originally published in 1932, this is the first,known mystery novel to be written by a black,American. It tells the story of a native African,king who settles in Harlem in the 1930s. He,becomes a ""conjure-man"", a fortune teller, a,mysterious figure who remains shrouded in darkness,whilst his clients sit directly across from him,bathed in light. A complex mystery begins when a,client learns that he is in fact speaking to a,dead man - the conjure-man has met his fate...
Originally published in 1932, this is the first,known mystery novel to be written by a black,American. It tells the story of a native African,king who settles in Harlem in the 1930s. He,becomes a ""conjure-man"", a fortune teller, a,mysterious figure who remains shrouded in darkness,whilst his clients sit directly across from him,bathed in light. A complex mystery begins when a,client learns that he is in fact speaking to a,dead man - the conjure-man has met his fate...