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Book SynopsisStarting from present and going back 30 years to 1990, the book about African-American jazz musician Ron Westray’s life journey is written in reverse. The writing is rigorous—flanked by hip-hop, Southern, and ebonic dialects—and includes jazz lingo, texting-shorthand and use of emojis.
Trade Review“A brilliant musician and a courageous exploration of his complex life–to this point.” — Lorna Marsden, President emerita, York University, Canada
“Life In Reverse is an impressive mosaic of the adventures and reflections of a jazz musician, a women’s man, a black intellectual. Do not expect easy reading: this is not a run-of-the-mill autobiography, no self-analysis, no pop literature. It’s raw, private, demanding, serious, fun, a great picture of our times.” — Dr. Hans Christian Hagedorn, Professor, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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Table of ContentsPreface; Chapters 51/50; Chapter 49; Chapter 48; Chapter 47; Chapter 46; Chapter 45; Chapter 44; Chapter 43; Chapter 42; Chapter 41; Chapter 40; Chapter 39; Chapter 38; Chapter 37; Chapter 36; Chapter 35; Chapter 34; Chapter 33; Chapter 32; Chapter 31; Chapter 30; Chapter 29; Chapter 28; Chapter 27; Chapter 26; Chapter 24; Chapter 23; Chapter 22; Chapter 21; Chapter 20; Appendix: The Lives and Deaths of Joe Westray and Ron Westray Sr.
