About this title: A debut novel about Bear, a black Grizzly who plays alto saxophone well enough to make his mark in the world of Manhattan's jazz clubs. On the eve of cutting his first album, however, Bear is hauled off to jail for violating an obscure statute regulating animal acts in New York cabarets. How will he escape extradition back to the backwoods? Zabor manages suspense and satire equally well in this deft parody of music, ambition, and fame.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780393040371ISBN:0393040372
Description: Good in Good jacket. 214-X Ex-library. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780393040371ISBN:0393040372
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780393040371ISBN:0393040372
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W W NORTON AND COMPANY INC.
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780393318630ISBN:039331863X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. CAME FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. COVERS HAVE MINOR EDGE AND CORNER WEAR. BINDING IS TIGHT. STORY PAGES ARE FREE FROM MARKS AND TEARS. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780393318630ISBN:039331863X
Description: Good. Text pages clean & tight with no markings or highlighting. Cover has scattered scratches & slight corner creasing. Name of former bookstore on inside cover & right interior corner clipped. Winner of the Pen Faulkner Prize. A very readable copy. read more
Edition: Later Printing Used
Binding: S Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780393318630ISBN:039331863X
Description: Very Good+ 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Very light wear, winner of Pen/Faulkner Award. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A. : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1998
Description: ISBN: 039331863X, Trade Paperback, later printing, Very Good Plus/pictorial wraps; trace of wear to cover and cover edges, Pen/Faulkner Award Winner, 8vo., 484 pages., read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780393318630ISBN:039331863X
Description: Very Good/Wraps. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 039331863X 484 pages. Slight shelfwear. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A. : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1998
Description: ISBN: 039331863X, 1st Trade paperback edition, Near Fine/pictorial wraps; trace of light wear to covers, winner of the Pen Faulkner Award, 8vo., 484 pages., read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co
Date published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780393318630ISBN:039331863X
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"Describing a book as 'quirky' is usally a horrible thing to do, but it's apropos in this case. Rafi Zabor has created a central character - a nobly-descended bear who plays the sax, quotes Shakespeare and doesn't mind the odd drink - who's also deeply human. There's the usual furry-fish-out-of-water tales you'd expect from a book of this type (possibly similar to Bakis' Lives Of The Monster Dogs) but also an unexpectedly touching love story. Look for the appearance of jazz legends within."
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