Urban Romance

Urban Romance

Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
EAN:
9780345472731
Untertitel:
Englisch
Genre:
Romane & Erzählungen
Autor:
Nelson George
Herausgeber:
Random House Publishing Group
Anzahl Seiten:
262
Erscheinungsdatum:
03.01.1995
ISBN:
034547273X

Zusatztext "Timely and powerful." --SPIKE LEE "Fiercely lyrical . . . The Big Chill--buppie style!" --ANITA BAKER "An insightful glimpse into a world where race is the theme and class is the tricky variation. . . . Nelson George . . . writes with a vitality and an emotional honesty that are appealing." --The Boston Globe "Urban Romance is a sojourn with deeply imagined characters whose dreams live in our hearts." --ANGELA BASSETT Informationen zum Autor Nelson George Klappentext Hip music critic Dwayne Robinson has two main gigs: defending rap's rightful place in the music industry and scoring as many women as possible. But this smooth-talking b-boy has yet to try working love into his lingo--until "buppie" Danielle Embry slides into and rocks his world. A Connecticut suburbanite! Danielle is as far removed from Dwayne's Brooklyn ghetto upbringing as it gets. Yet despite this clash! these unlikely lovers are drawn together. While struggling to grind out a harmonious tune amid the grit and glamour of New York City! they soon find themselves confronted with issues that cut deeper than either of them bargained for. . . . Zusammenfassung Hip music critic Dwayne Robinson has two main gigs: defending rap's rightful place in the music industry and scoring as many women as possible. But this smooth-talking b-boy has yet to try working love into his lingo--until "buppie" Danielle Embry slides into and rocks his world. A Connecticut suburbanite, Danielle is as far removed from Dwayne's Brooklyn ghetto upbringing as it gets. Yet despite this clash, these unlikely lovers are drawn together. While struggling to grind out a harmonious tune amid the grit and glamour of New York City, they soon find themselves confronted with issues that cut deeper than either of them bargained for. . . .

"Timely and powerful."
--SPIKE LEE

"Fiercely lyrical . . . The Big Chill--buppie style!"
--ANITA BAKER

"An insightful glimpse into a world where race is the theme and class is the tricky variation. . . . Nelson George . . . writes with a vitality and an emotional honesty that are appealing."
--The Boston Globe

"Urban Romance is a sojourn with deeply imagined characters whose dreams live in our hearts."
--ANGELA BASSETT

Autorentext
Nelson George

Klappentext
Hip music critic Dwayne Robinson has two main gigs: defending rap's rightful place in the music industry and scoring as many women as possible. But this smooth-talking b-boy has yet to try working love into his lingo--until "buppie" Danielle Embry slides into and rocks his world.

A Connecticut suburbanite, Danielle is as far removed from Dwayne's Brooklyn ghetto upbringing as it gets. Yet despite this clash, these unlikely lovers are drawn together. While struggling to grind out a harmonious tune amid the grit and glamour of New York City, they soon find themselves confronted with issues that cut deeper than either of them bargained for. . . .


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