{"product_id":"book-of-numbers-univ-pr-robert-deane-pharr-9780813920467","title":"Book of Numbers (Univ PR of Virginia)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the hardboiled tradition of Chester Himes and Walter Mosely, Robert Deane Pharr's novel tells the tale of two black men, Dave and Blueboy, traveling waiters who establish themselves as numbers runners in a fictionalized Richmond of the 1930s. Published to great acclaim in 1969, The Book of Numbers centers on powerful themes of truth and illusion, myth and legend, and vividly conveys a sense of African American life on the periphery of white society. The new Virginia edition complements Pharr's text with an Afterword by Washington Post editor Jabari Asim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Deane Pharr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813920469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813920467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.56w x 1.00d","brand":"Robert Deane Pharr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947304386815,"sku":"9780813920467","price":23.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_db669d72-7b17-4706-b72d-7af96bb49bdd.jpg?v=1681517925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/book-of-numbers-univ-pr-robert-deane-pharr-9780813920467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}