Nighthawk Blues
A Novel
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- USD 9.99
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- USD 9.99
Descripción editorial
Peter Guralnick—in this, his only novel to date—draws on his rich storytelling skills and his intimate knowledge of music to create an an unforgettable character, and to give us an "engrossing, evocative" (Washington Post) look at the blues life.
The Screamin' Nighthawk is a legendary bluesman, an uncompromising musician, and a cantankerous old man awash in memories of road trips and one-night stands, recording sessions and barroom escapades, love affairs and driven, inspired, down-home music making. As Hawk travels back down Highway 61 to Yola, Mississippi, for what may be his last gig, the novel immerses us in the world of Hawk, his friends and family, the nursemaid manager he craftily evades, and the beautiful young blues singer who alone can crack Hawk's crusty exterior.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This is the story of Theodore Roosevelt Jefferson, known professionally as the Screaming Nighthawk, a guitarist and blues singer who is growing old with the century. PW found that ``the novel catches very honestly the unique flavor of a black musician's life, a kind of melancholy swan song.''
