{"product_id":"oscar-mauricio-segura-9781771962254","title":"Oscar","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrad succumbs to the white plague, Oscar too spends his days fighting disease, confined to a hospital. Playing the organ at night for a mysterious sickly girl, he discovers his own talent, although years after recovery, he finds himself desperate, poor, and depressed--until the devil, otherwise known to the world as impresario Norman G, happens on him in a moment of crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by the life of legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, Mauricio Segura's \u003cem\u003eOscar \u003c\/em\u003eevokes periods across time, from the Depression-era Montreal neighbourhood of Little Burgundy to the swinging cabarets of the 1950s, while offering a reflection on the bonds between an artist and the Caribbean diaspora from which he comes. But above all, \u003cem\u003eOscar \u003c\/em\u003eis a poignant homage to a musical giant, a man who changed the face of jazz forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mauricio Segura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771962259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771962254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Mauricio Segura","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520595607807,"sku":"9781771962254","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39a716fe-9fc2-4e20-8c38-0f17ca6a88e2.jpg?v=1762886020","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oscar-mauricio-segura-9781771962254","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}