The first ever essay collection from two-time Booker Shortlistee and Chair of the 2023 Booker Prize - now in paperback
Esi Edugyan Books
Esi Edugyan is celebrated for her masterful storytelling and insightful exploration of complex human experiences. Her prose is both elegant and evocative, drawing readers into richly imagined worlds and profound emotional landscapes. Edugyan's narratives often delve into themes of identity, history, and the enduring power of the human spirit, rendered with a distinctive voice that resonates long after the final page is turned.
"Washington Black, an eleven-year-old slave, is chosen to be the manservant of Christopher Wilde who takes him on adventures around the globe."
The aftermath of the fall of Paris, 1940. Hieronymous Falk, a rising star on the cabaret scene, was arrested in a cafe and never heard from again. He was twenty years old. He was a German citizen. And he was black. Fifty years later, Sid, Hiero's bandmate and the only witness that day, is going back to Berlin. Persuaded by his old friend Chip, Sid discovers there's more to the journey than he thought when Chip shares a mysterious letter, bringing to the surface secrets buried since Hiero's fate was settled. In Half Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan weaves the horror of betrayal, the burden of loyalty and the possibility that, if you don't tell your story, someone else might tell it for you. And they just might tell it wrong ...
