The Unicorn Woman by Jones, Gayl
The Unicorn Woman by Jones, Gayl

The Unicorn Woman

Marking a dramatic new direction for Jones, a riveting tale set in the Post WWII South, narrated...
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Author: Gayl Jones
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Language: English
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The Unicorn Woman by Jones, Gayl

The Unicorn Woman

$61.03
The Unicorn Woman by Jones, Gayl

The Unicorn Woman

$61.03
Author: Gayl Jones
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Marking a dramatic new direction for Jones, a riveting tale set in the Post WWII South, narrated by a Black soldier who returns to Jim Crow and searches for a mythical ideal

Set in the early 1950s, this latest novel from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Gayl Jones follows the witty but perplexing army veteran Buddy Ray Guy as he embodies the fate of Black soldiers who return, not in glory, but into their Jim Crow communities.

A 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.

As he moves around the south, from his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, primarily, to his second home of Memphis, Tennessee, he recalls his love affairs in post-war France and encounters with a variety of colorful characters and mythical prototypes: circus barkers, topiary trimmers, landladies who provide shelter and plenty of advice for their all-Black clientele, proto feminists, and bigots. The lead among these characters is, of course, The Unicorn Woman, who exists, but mostly lives in Bud's private mythology.

Jones offers a rich, intriguing exploration of Black (and Indigenous) people in a time and place of frustration, disappointment, and spiritual hope.

Author: Gayl Jones
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 08/20/2024
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9780807030035


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2024 pg. 1

About the Author
Gayl Jones was born in Kentucky in 1949. She attended Connecticut College and Brown University, and has taught at Wellesley and the University of Michigan. Her books include Corregidora, Eva's Man, Mosquito, and The Healing, the last a National Book Award finalist and New York Times Notable Book of the Year as well as Palmares, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the recently published THE BIRDCATCHER, which was a finalist for the National Book Award.
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