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The book of Harlan /

During World War II, two African American musicians, Harlan and Lizard, are captured by the Nazis in Paris and imprisoned at Buchenwald concentration camp which changes the course of Harlan's life.--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McFadden, Bernice L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Brooklyn, New York] : Akashic Books, [2016]
Subjects:
African American families > Fiction.
Musicians > Fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction.
African Americans > France > Fiction.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Fiction.
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) > Fiction.
African American families.
African Americans.
Musicians.
France.
New York (State) > New York > Harlem.
Historical fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Fiction.
Description
Summary:During World War II, two African American musicians, Harlan and Lizard, are captured by the Nazis in Paris and imprisoned at Buchenwald concentration camp which changes the course of Harlan's life.--
When Harlan and his best friend, trumpeter Lizard Robbins, are invited to perform at a popular cabaret in the Parisian enclave of Montmartre, Harlan jumps at the opportunity. But after the City of Light falls under Nazi occupation, Harlan and Lizard are thrown into Buchenwald-- the notorious concentration camp in Weimar, Germany. Harlan survives five horrific years, and returns home struggling to overcome the chaos he has experienced.
Physical Description:341 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1617754455
9781617754456
9781617754463
1617754463