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Song of the Shank

by Jeffery Renard Allen
Kevin R. Free
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***Graywolf Press Lead Summer 2014 Fiction*** Song of the Shank is a novel loosely based on the life of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a nineteenth century African American piano virtuoso and composer who performed under the stage name Blind Tom. Told through the eyes and minds of people who try to manipulate or use Tom for one reason or another, the novel is an imaginative meditation on issues of blindness, race, and the role and importance of art and critical thinking in our world today.
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781490615967
  • File size: 615391 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2014
  • Duration: 21:22:03

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  • ISBN: 9781490615967
  • File size: 616712 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2014
  • Duration: 21:21:53
  • Number of parts: 25
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Fiction African American Fiction Literature Historical Fiction

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English

***Graywolf Press Lead Summer 2014 Fiction*** Song of the Shank is a novel loosely based on the life of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a nineteenth century African American piano virtuoso and composer who performed under the stage name Blind Tom. Told through the eyes and minds of people who try to manipulate or use Tom for one reason or another, the novel is an imaginative meditation on issues of blindness, race, and the role and importance of art and critical thinking in our world today.
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Fiction African American Fiction Literature Historical Fiction
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