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Taken at face value, both books are about the jazz subculture during the early 20th century. Winner of the scotiabank giller prizeman booker prize finalist 2011an oprah magazine best book of the yearshortlisted for the governor generals literary. What could have been a great afrogerman story has been sidelined. The second to last of the booker shortlist i had yet to read. Halfblood blues is a fictional work written by canadian writer esi edugyan, and first published in june 2011 by serpents tail.
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Sep 15, 2018 seven years ago this fall, one of canlits most entertaining and polite rivalries was heating up. Her work has appeared in several anthologies, including best new american voices 2003, ed. Halfblood blues esi edugyan paperback harpercollins canada. Edugyan is a 33yearold author whose second novel, half blood blues about a black jazz musicians disappearance in 1939. Esi edugyan is so talented it is almost too good to.
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