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Classic Appreciation: 'Mumbo Jumbo' by Ishmael Reed - A dazzling classic gets the recognition it deserves

Classic Appreciation: 'Mumbo Jumbo' by Ishmael Reed - A dazzling classic gets the recognition it deserves | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Praised by the likes of Tupac and Thomas Pynchon, Ishmael Reed’s experimental novel about race in the US is, more than ever, a book for today
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Essay-Review: On 'So Much Blue' and the radical and perpetually unpredictable voice of Percival Everett - by Jesse McCarthy

Essay-Review: On 'So Much Blue' and the radical and perpetually unpredictable voice of Percival Everett - by Jesse McCarthy | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Percival Everett, a writer whose thirty-year career has produced a dazzling and prolific array of experimental novels, short stories, and poetry that have won him something of a near-legendary reputation himself, an outsider roaming the American West where he has long made his home. With Everett the appearance of a new novel is always an unpredictable affair, and even longtime fans and followers know they have to be prepared to, well, get thrown for a loop.
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