The Hit
by MAYFIELD, Julian
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
4 Copies Available from This Seller
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About This Item
Mass-market reissue of Mayfield's highly-regarded first novel, a gritty and realistic tale of numbers-running in Harlem. Originally published in 1957 (Vanguard Press).
Synopsis
The Hit is the first novel by author Julian Mayfield, who was also an actor, director, lecturer and Civil Rights activist. The main character, Hubert Cooley, is an avid gambler who looks for a ‘hit’ to rescue him from his life in Harlem, and will do anything to play the game. The novel follows a day in Cooley’s life, which starts out quietly and ends in dramatic confusion and violence.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64098
- Title
- The Hit
- Author
- MAYFIELD, Julian
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 4
- Publisher
- Belmont Productions, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c. 1970]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; African-Americana; Civil Rights;
Terms of Sale
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