The Fisher King

Paule Marshall, the highly acclaimed author of the classic Brown Girl, Brownstones, returns to a Brooklyn setting in this moving and revelatory story of jazz, class, and family conflict over four generations.

In 1949, Sonny-Rett Payne, a jazz pianist, fled New York for Paris to escape both his family's disapproval of his music and the racism that shadowed his career. Now, decades later, his eight-year-old grandson is brought to Payne's old Brooklyn neighborhood to attend a memorial concert in his honor. The child's visit reveals the persistent family and community rivalries that drove his grandfather into exile.

The Fisher King--a moving story of jazz, love, family conflict, and the artists' struggles in society--offers hope in the healing and redemptive power of one memorable boy.

Author: Paule Marshall
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 10/04/2001
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.16h x 5.26w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9780684869704
ISBN10: 0684869705
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Sagas
- Literary Criticism | American | African American & Black

About the Author
Paule Marshall holds a distinguished chair in the Graduate Creative Writing Program at New York University. She has won many awards, including the John Dos Passos Award for Literature, an American Book Award, and a MacArthur Fellowship. She lives in New York City and Richmond, Virginia.