Banjo
by:
Claude McKay (author)
Lincoln Agrippa Daily, known to his drifter cohorts on the 1920s Marseilles waterfront as 'Banjo', passes his days panhandling and dreaming of starting his own little band, At night Banjo, Malty, Ginger, Dengel, Bugsy, Taloufa, Goosey, and even Jake of Home to Harlem prowl the rough waterfront...
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Lincoln Agrippa Daily, known to his drifter cohorts on the 1920s Marseilles waterfront as 'Banjo', passes his days panhandling and dreaming of starting his own little band, At night Banjo, Malty, Ginger, Dengel, Bugsy, Taloufa, Goosey, and even Jake of Home to Harlem prowl the rough waterfront bistros, drinking, and looking for women.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781846686344
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
On the superficial level ‘Banjo’ is a picaresque story of a group of vagabonds – beach boys who spend their days wandering about the dodgy districts of Marseilles from one bistro to another singing, dancing and drinking. McKay's descriptions of the port life in 1920’s are lyrical and enticing but th...
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