Mumbo Jumbo (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Ishmael Reed
- First Published: 1972
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: 1920’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Blacks, Supernatural, New York City, Religion, Harlem Renaissance, 1920’s, Spiritual life or spirituality, Cults, Metaphysics
- Locales: Harlem, NY, New Orleans, LA, Washington, D.C.
Places Discussed
*Harlem. District of New York City at the north end of New York City’s Manhattan Island. Harlem has long been known as a center of African American culture, but at the time in which the novel is set, most of New York’s African American residents are living to the south in Lower Manhattan. However, Harlem’s black population is steadily increasing and white residents are moving out. Meanwhile, the influx of newcomers to New York is creating a rich cultural mix, one of the most outstanding manifestations of which is music. Clustered between Harlem’s 125th...
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