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21 Φεβ 2021 · The walls of Jericho by Fisher, Rudolph, 1897-1934. Publication date 1995 Topics
4 Μαΐ 2020 · 564.2M. v, 307 pages 20 cm. Lawyer Ralph Merritt buys a house in a white neighborhood bordering Harlem. In their reactions to Merritt and to one another, Fishers' characters--including the prejudiced Miss Cramp who 'takes on causes the way sticky tape picks up lint, ' Merritt's housekeeper Linda, and Shine, his piano mover--provide an ...
This hilarious satire of jazz-age Harlem derides the walls people build around themselves—colour and class being chief among them. In their reactions to Merrit and to one...
The Walls of Jericho is light on plot but rich in character, atmosphere, and color. In Harlem, a lawyer moves into a white neighborhood as a furniture mover looks for love. This is the first novel by Rudolph Fisher (1897-1934), a member of the Harlem Renaissance, who provides an energetic and insightful view of the black mecca of America.
In their reactions to Merritt and to one another, Fishers' characters--including the prejudiced Miss Cramp who 'takes on causes the way sticky tape picks up lint, ' Merritt's housekeeper Linda, and...
Rudolph Fisher’s outstanding debut novel The Walls of Jericho, published in 1928, explores race and class issues during the 1920s Harlem Renaissance through the lens of Black lawyer Fred Merrit,...
Published in 1928, Rudolph Fisher's The Walls of Jericho presents a rich panorama of social classes in the late 1920s. The novel centers on the evolving relationship between Shine, a piano mover, and Linda, an ambitious maid.
