God Sends Sunday
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-78497-118-2 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1931, GOD SENDS SUNDAY was inspired by Arna Bontemps's great-uncle Buddy, whose down-home folk spirit animates this racy story of Little Augie, an irrepressible black jockey of the romantic 1890s. As a frail, undersized youngster, Little Augie leaves his grown sister's home and with luck and charm rises to fame and fortune on the Mississippi River racetrack circuit. But sudden wealth and hopeless rivalry for a beautiful woman change Little Augie's character and set him on a path of self-destruction.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78497-118-2 (9781784971182)
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Persons
Arnaud 'Arna' Wendell Bontemps (1902-1973) was an African-American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.