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In 1949, Sonny-Rett Payne, a black jazz pianist, fled New York for Paris to escape both his family's disapproval of his art & the racism that shadowed his career. His spectacular success in Europe & his subsequent death there form the dramatic background for the novel.Paule Marshall is the author of 'The Fisher King: A Novel', published 2000 under ISBN 9780684872834 and ISBN 0684872838.
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