Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ishmael Reed
- First Published: 1969
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: 1801-1809
- Setting: Yellow Back Radio (a town in the Old West) and Washington, D.C.
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: African Americans
- Locales: Washington, D.C.
Characters Discussed
The Loop Garoo Kid, a black circus cowboy, an American Hoo-Doo manifestation of Lucifer. His evil reputation, however, is unwarranted: He identifies himself as “the cosmic jester,” an eternal pleasure principle. A member of the divine family, he is now sought by the Christian God as the only one who can prevent the unhealthy domination of the eternal goddess, who appears variously as his former girlfriend Diane (the Roman goddess Diana) and the Virgin Mary.
Drag Gibson, a wealthy and powerful rancher, Loop Garoo’s nemesis. He started with...
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