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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
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Half-Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- Half-Blood Blues
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Esi Edugyan
- Publisher
- Thomas Allen
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0887627412
- ISBN13
- 9780887627415
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Music Theme, Germany, Wars, Realistic Fiction, Berlin, Canada, Escape, Third Reich (Nazi Germany), 1933-1945, Jazz
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- 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