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The wig : a mirror image /

The Wig is the story of Lester Jefferson, a young man of great good will, whose repeated attempts to become a part of "The Great Society" are doomed in advance. Aided, thwarted, and confused by numerous, curious companions, Lester conducts his inevitable search for happiness in a series of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wright, Charles, 1932-2008 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1966]
Subjects:
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction.
African American young men > Fiction.
Young men > Fiction.
Hommes noirs américains > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Jeunes hommes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
American fiction.
Young men.
New York (State) > New York > Harlem.
1900-1999
Humorous fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Fiction.
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Summary:The Wig is the story of Lester Jefferson, a young man of great good will, whose repeated attempts to become a part of "The Great Society" are doomed in advance. Aided, thwarted, and confused by numerous, curious companions, Lester conducts his inevitable search for happiness in a series of absurdist misadventures that begin with the transformation of the hair on his head into burnished silken curls.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:179 pages ; 21 cm.