{"product_id":"9780349016924","title":"The Unicorn Woman","description":"Author: Gayl Jones\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349016924\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Aug 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis extraordinary new novel from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Gayl Jones f\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eollows the witty but perplexing army veteran Buddy Ray Guy as he embodies the fate of Black soldiers who return, not to glory, but to their Jim Crow communities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cook and tractor repairman, Buddy was known as Budweiser to his army pals because he's a wise guy. But underneath that surface, he is a true self-educated intellectual and a classic seeker: looking for religion, looking for meaning, looking for love.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis odyssey takes him not only from his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky to Memphis, Tennessee, but back into his own memories, as he recalls his love affairs in post-war France and his encounters with a dazzling array of almost mythical characters: circus barkers, topiary trimmers, landladies who provide shelter and plenty of advice for their all-Black clientele, proto feminists, bigots, and - most unforgettably - the Unicorn Woman herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her inimitable eye for beauty, tragedy and humour, Jones offers a rich, intriguing exploration of the Black imagination in a time and place of frustration, disappointment, and spiritual hope.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491596062878,"sku":"ADS-9780349016924","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349016924.jpg?v=1770594691","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349016924","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}