The Seven League Boots

by Albert Murray

Book Overview

In the triumphant concluding volume of the trilogy that began with Whistle Guitar and The Spyglass Tree , Albert Murray gives us what is at once an African American coming-of-age novel and a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679439862
• ISBN13: 9780679439868
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Length: 369 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

the epic journey of our time

This is a mythical, mystical journey that deserves to be read and re-read for all time. A brilliant piece of genius which will bring many smiles, almost every paragraph demands re-reading to soak in the marvellous texture of the words.

The Undiscovered Gem of Contemporary Fiction

Is Albert Murray the best living black author? Since Ralph Ellison (a friend of Murray's at Tuskeegee) died there has not a been a black author who has shown more insight, wit, and stylistic virtuosity than Murray. The Seven League boots is a fitting end to a trilogy of novels about Scooter, and again this book is a showcase for Murray's down-home mix of Joyce, Faulkner, and Duke Ellington poetics. In a book that warmly and humorously examines that ever-present rift between expectations and personal dreams, Murray never manages to drift into cliche. Much like the jazz music which forms the roots of both his style and his life, Murray confronts the demons of existance with the sound of surprise and wit. By an author who is far too overlooked, the Seven League Boots is a necessity for a lover of modern literature.

Author named Outstanding Contributor to African American Lit

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) awarded author Albert Murray the 1997 Outstanding Contribution to African American Literature citation. The awards recognize excellence in adult fiction and nonfiction by African American authors. "It is said that Albert Murray has married American prose to American jazz."