{"product_id":"a-drop-of-patience-9781984899316","title":"A Drop of Patience","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the great jazz novels of any era, \u003ci\u003eA Drop of Patience\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a blind horn player's journey through the themes of race, blindness, and music.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of five, Ludlow Washington is given up by his parents to a brutal white-run state institution for blind African American children, where everyone is taught music—the only trade by which they are expected to make a living.  Ludlow is a prodigy on the horn and at fifteen is \"purchased\" out of the Home by a bandleader in the fictive Southern town of New Marsails. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy eighteen, he is married with a baby daughter, but as his reputation spreads, he seeks to grow musically, leaving his budding family for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in New York City. Navigating the worlds of music and race and women, Ludlow's career follows an arc towards collapse, a nervous breakdown, recovery, a long-delayed public recognition, only for him to finally abandon the spotlight and return to his roots and find solace in the black church.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Drop of Patience\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant portrayal of a jazz musician. It stands apart as an exemplary parable of African American history, of racial politics, and of musical creative genius.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62341244387715,"sku":"9781984899316","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9781984899316.jpg?v=1786143346","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/a-drop-of-patience-9781984899316","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}