Book
Mumbo jumbo / Ishmael Reed.
"Mumbo Jumbo is Ishmael Reed's brilliantly satiric deconstruction of Western civilization, a racy and uproarious commentary on out society." -- back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 0684824779 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 9780684824772
- Physical Description: 223 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster, 1996, c1972.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Scribner paperback fiction" -- T.p. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Contains bibliographical references (p. [219]-223). |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Afro-Americans > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century > Fiction. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > History > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Science fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | PS3568 .E365 M84 1996 (Text) | 30230954 | Book | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Simon and Schuster
Named one of the GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS of the last 100 years by The Atlantic
The 50th anniversary edition of the classic, freewheeling novel by one of the most iconic satirists of our timeânow with a new introduction by the author.
âMumbo Jumbo is a mixtape, a collage, a palimpsest...Even if it didn't have an eerie bearing on our modern politics, itâd be worth reading simply for the pleasure of spending time in Reedâs roving mind.ââThe Atlantic
âPart vision, part satire, part farce⦠A wholly original, unholy cross between the craft of fiction and witchcraft.â âThe New York Times
It is the 1920s in New York City and an epidemic known as Jes Grew is sweeping the nationâa dancing plague, irresistible, joyful, and undeniably Black. Naturally, the powers-that-be are having none of it. A repressive conspiracy is operating in the shadows, and it is dead set on squelching Jes Grew and its CarriersâBlack artists and musiciansâby any means necessary.
So begins the classic novel by Ishmael Reed, the iconic satirist whose contributions to American literature have drawn praise from the likes of James Baldwin and Harold Bloom. Mumbo Jumbo is an ingenious deconstruction of Western civilizationâa cinematic collage that mixes portraits of historical figures and incidents with sound bites on subjects ranging from ragtime to Greek philosophy. Now with a new introduction by the author, this timeless and crucial work of twentieth-century fiction is ready to be discovered by a new generation of readers.
