{"id":58996,"date":"2019-10-07T00:44:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T00:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=58996"},"modified":"2021-11-08T16:01:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T16:01:12","slug":"a-death-in-harlem-a-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=58996","title":{"rendered":"A Death in Harlem, A Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Death in Harlem, A Novel<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Northwestern University Press<\/a>
\n2019-09-15
\n248 pages
\nTrim size 6 x 9
\nTrade Paper ISBN: 978-0-8101-4081-3
\nE-Book ISBN: 978-0-8101-4082-0<\/p>\n

Karla FC Holloway<\/strong><\/a>, James. B. Duke Professor Emerita of English and Law
\nDuke University, Durham, North Carolina<\/em><\/p>\n

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In A Death in Harlem<\/em>, famed scholar Karla FC Holloway weaves a mystery in the bon vivant world of the Harlem Renaissance<\/a>. Taking as her point of departure the tantalizingly ambiguous \u201cdeath by misadventure<\/a>\u201d at the climax of Nella Larsen\u2019s<\/a> Passing<\/em><\/a>, Holloway accompanies readers to the sunlit boulevards and shaded sidestreets of Jazz Age<\/a> New York<\/a>. A murder there will test the mettle, resourcefulness, and intuition of Harlem\u2019s<\/a> first \u201ccolored\u201d policeman, Weldon Haynie Thomas.<\/p>\n

Clear glass towers rising in Manhattan<\/a> belie a city where people are often not what they seem. For some here, identity is a performance of passing\u2014passing for another race<\/a>, for another class, for someone safe to trust. Thomas\u2019s investigation illuminates the societies and secret societies, the intricate code of manners, the world of letters, and the broad social currents of 1920s Harlem.<\/p>\n

A Death in Harlem<\/em> is an exquisitely crafted, briskly paced, and impeccably stylish journey back to a time still remembered as a peak of American glamour. It introduces Holloway as a fresh voice in storytelling, and Weldon Haynie Thomas as an endearing and unforgettable detective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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