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The Walls of Jericho is light on plot but rich in character, atmosphere, and color. In Harlem, a lawyer moves into a white neighborhood as a furniture mover looks for love.
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- Rudolph Fisher
May 4, 2021 · This hilarious satire of jazz-age Harlem derides the walls people build around themselves―colour and class being chief among them. In their reactions to Merrit and to one another, the characters provide an invaluable view of the social and philosophical scene of the times.
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- Harpercollins
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- Rudolph Fisher
Mar 4, 2021 · This hilarious satire of jazz-age Harlem derides the walls people build around themselves—colour and class being chief among them. In their reactions to...
Jan 1, 2024 · The Walls of Jericho is a hilarious satire of Harlem in the Jazz Age and the social boundaries people build around themselves, especially those based on color and class. Originally published in 1928, it is the debut novel of Rudolph Fisher and a classic of African American fiction.
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- Rudolph Fisher
The Walls of Jericho. Rudolph Fisher. University of Michigan Press, 1994 - Fiction - 307 pages. Lawyer Ralph Merritt buys a house in a white neighborhood bordering Harlem.
May 4, 2021 · The first novel by one of the legends of the Harlem Renaissance, a classic in the annals of Black fiction. When Black lawyer Fred Merrit purchases a house in the most exclusive white neighbourhood bordering Harlem, he has to hire the toughest removal firm in the area to help him get his belongings.
Mar 4, 2021 · This hilarious satire of jazz-age Harlem derides the walls people build around themselves—colour and class being chief among them. In their reactions to Merrit and to one another, the characters provide an invaluable view of the social and philosophical scene of the times.
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- Rudolph Fisher
