The book that jump-started Burke's career, this novel chronicles the turbulent story of Iry Paret, a young Louisiana blues musician.
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2012,
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), London
ISBN-13: 9781409109532
Mass-market paperback
2006,
Pocket Star
ISBN-13: 9781416517061
Mass-market paperback
2005,
Orion mass market paperback, London
ISBN-13: 9780752842677
Mass-market paperback
2004,
Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge
ISBN-13: 9780807130322
Hardcover
2001,
Center Point, Thorndike, ME
ISBN-13: 9781585470532
Large type / large print
Hardcover
1997,
Hyperion Books, New York, NY
ISBN-13: 9780786889341
Mass-market paperback
1995,
Hyperion Books, New York, NY
ISBN-13: 9780786881017
Trade paperback
1987,
Henry Holt & Company
ISBN-13: 9780805005417
Trade paperback
1986,
Louisiana State University Press
ISBN-13: 9780807113349
Hardcover
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DowninginReading
Aug 22, 2013
A start
For those unfamiliar with James Lee Burke, let me state first that he is one of the best stylists, that is writers, working today. Don't let that scare you away if you do not like MFA approved authors or snotty reviewers or 'arty' books with no discernible ending. Burke writes about meaty issues of conscience and violence and human weakness, about struggles with our evil demons and the triumph, albeit narrow, of overall good in the world.
This was his stand alone book before he started to reach a larger audience with the Dave and Clete books, and after he had had several other non series books published. It marks the beginning of his career in that he went unpublished for something like ten years while suffering a hundred or so rejections of "The Lost Get-Back Boogie".
I'll not waste space with a plot synopsis; they are available wherever the book is sold. I merely express my opinion that this is a minor masterpiece well worth the time and expense. Highly recommended.
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