Mansbach captures the exhilarating cadences of jazz in this powerful debut novel about the adventures of a gifted young man looking for his muse in Harlem.
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Mansbach captures the exhilarating cadences of jazz in this powerful debut novel about the adventures of a gifted young man looking for his muse in Harlem.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Good. RELIABLE library withdrawal in the plastic, protective cover. Stamped at the page edge with a card pocket removed from it's page on the inside. Light scuff to the plastic cover. This edition is PRESENTABLE!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. AQ2-DJ is mylar protected. Book has red dot on the top page edges otherwise fine. Book was signed by the author on the title page. Written in a lyrical, exhilirating, and intoxicating style that brilliantly evokes the moods and candences of jazz and hip hop, Shackling Water is a book for lovers of both words and song.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book 1st edition, March 2001, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Written in a lyrical, exhilarating, and intoxicating style that brilliantly evokes the moods and cadences of jazz and hip hop, Shackling Water is a book for lovers of both words and song. The novel follows talented young saxophonist Latif James-Pearson as he migrates from Boston to New York in hopes of apprenticing himself to his hero, Albert Van Horn. The center of Latif's universe soon becomes his room in a Harlem boarding house, where he spends his days alone, practicing intensely, and a downtown nightclub called Dutchman's where Van Horn's group performs. There, Latif studies the musicians from afar, unwilling to meet Van Horn until he feels musically ready. It is at Dutchman's that Latif stumbles into another apprenticeship, this one to a charismatic drug dealer named Say Brother, and inadvertently comes under the wing of Van Horn's pianist, Sonny Burma. Latif also meets Mona, a white painter who is a regular at the club, and they begin a complex affair, which causes both of them to question their ideas about artistry, race, and love. As Latif drifts slowly toward the life of a hustler and away from that of a musician, Van Horn himself steps in and begins to mentor the young man, relating his own remarkable life story in the process. But even as Latif makes his way into his hero's inner circle, his frustration with his playing, the turn his relationship with Mona is taking, and the demands of hustling begin to take their toll. Desperate and in dire straits, Latif returns to Boston to seek the help of his mother, his first music teacher, and the crew of childhood friends he left behind. When tragedy spurs him to return to New York, Latif is forced to finally confront his music, Mona, and himself.
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MANSBACH, Adam. SHACKLING WATER. NY: Doubleday, [2001]. 8vo., cloth and boards in dust jacket. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Mansbach on the title page: "Debbie, It's an honor and a pleasure to work with you. Thanks for all your wisdom and belief. Much love, Adam Mansbach." Fine in d/j. $25.00.
