The Walls of Jericho

by Rudolph Fisher

Book Overview

The first novel by one of the legends of the Harlem Renaissance

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472065653
• ISBN13: 9780472065653
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great!

The pulse of The Walls of Jericho beats to the music of the characters' intelligence, self-reliance, commitment,and friendship. Although the sting of racism is a central theme, Fisher shines a greater light on the plague of "colorism" and its implications in the African-American culture. Ruldoph Fisher has authored a work that affords me the opportunity to teach high school students a novel that does not weigh its reality on the scales of profanity and promiscuity.What a delight! Finally, to help readers with the melodious dialect and slang used by the ever emerging characters, an index of "possible" unfamilar terms is provided.

Fantastic

There is only one word I can use to describe this and that is fantastic. This book is very well written and contains a good message about peoples personalities. Not only is this book interesting but it is funny as well. If you read any book in the next few months, read this one.