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Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down

by Ishmael Reed
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And so begins the HooDoo Western by Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo and one of America's most innovative and celebrated writers. Reed demolishes white American history and folklore as well as Christian myth in this masterful satire of contemporary American life.

In addition to the black, satanic Loop Garoo Kid, Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down features Drag Gibson (a rich, slovenly cattleman), Mustache Sal (his nymphomaniac mail-order bride), Thomas Jefferson and many others in a hilarious parody of the old Western.

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  • Release date

    March 1, 2000

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781564787446

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781564787446
      • File size: 360 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      August 9, 2000
      In this duo from 1974 and 1969, respectively, Reed takes on two great American genres--the private detective story and the Western. A satiric look at 1960s politics, Louisiana Red follows private eye Papa LaBas as he investigates the murder of the owner of a gumbo joint. Yellow Back is more of a parody of a Western than a true white hat/black hat shoot-'em-up; it is presented in an unusual style with characters such as the outlaw the Loop Garoo Kid and nympho mail-order bride Mustache Sal.

      Copyright 2000 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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