Jazz : a novel /

In the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, shoots his teenage lover to death. At the funeral, Joe's wife, Violet, attacks the girl's corpse. This passionate, profound story...

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Main Author: Morrison, Toni
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage International, 2004.
Edition:1st Vintage International ed.
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