The Walls of Jericho - Rudolph Fisher - Dover Thrift Editions

The Walls of Jericho by Rudolph Fisher is a novel first published in 1928. This paperback edition forms part of the Dover Thrift Editions series and also includes four short stories originally published in The Atlantic.

Key details

• Author: Rudolph Fisher
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 192
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• ISBN: 9780486851938

Synopsis

First published in 1928, The Walls of Jericho opens with Black lawyer Fred Merrit buying a house in a white neighbourhood near Harlem, where he is forced to contend with the racism of his new neighbours. Tensions sharpen when he hires movers Jinx Jenkins and Bubber Brown to help him settle into the property.

What follows is presented as a satire of jazz-age Harlem, with an emphasis on race and class. This edition also brings together four short stories originally published in The Atlantic: City of Refuge, The Promised Land, Ringtail, and Blades of Steel, making it well suited to readers interested in literature and fiction.

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