Half-blood blues
A brilliant jazz musician, Hiero, is arrested by the Nazis and never heard from again. He is twenty years old. He is a German citizen. And he is black. Fifty years later, his friend and fellow musician, Sid, must relive that unforgettable time, revealing the friendships, love affairs and treacheries that sealed Hiero's fate.
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- ISBN: 0887627412
- ISBN: 9780887627415
- Physical Description 311 pages
- Publisher Toronto : Thomas Allen, [2011]
- Copyright ©2011
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Contender for CBC's 2014 Canada Reads Shortlisted for the 2011 Giller Prize |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 311) |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 24.95 |
| Awards Note: | Scotiabank Giller Prize, 2011. |
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