Les enragés de Paris
- 297 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Kirby Williams Book order
Kirby Williams's writing delves into themes of racial and social turmoil, drawing significantly from his personal experiences. His novel 'Rage in Paris,' featuring a protagonist seeking refuge in France from the racial unrest of the United States, is deeply informed by the author's own life. Williams, a resident of Paris since 1962, imbues his work with a profound understanding of identity and displacement.
- 2021
- 2021
The Long Road From Paris
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
The further adventures of ex-pat Urby Brown, black jazz musician and private eye, set in the maelstrom of 1930s Europe, from acclaimed novelist Kirby Williams. Against a background of European fascism and the black jazz scene in Paris of that time, this fascinating and important novel, a duet with Kirby Williams’ previous book RAGE IN PARIS, follows the desperate attempts of Urby Brown to escape to America with his Jewish lover, Hannah Korngold. As the Nazi net closes around them in June 1940, Urby and Hannah make one last throw of the dice, knowing that a failed attempt to escape will prove fatal. Like the historical thrillers of Alan Furst, this novel explores the lives of black Americans as they confront the demons of nationalism, racism and anti-Semitism which spawned the deadly horrors of the last century and are alive today, leading perhaps to new disasters.
