Kingsblood Royal – Lewis, Sinclair

Title: Kingsblood Royal
Author: Lewis, Sinclair
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Publication Date: 1947
Edition: First Edition
Book Condition: NF
D-j Condition: Fair

Comments: D-j wrinkled and chipped. Pages tanned.

Synopsis: A neglected tour de force by the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Kingsblood Royal is a stirring and wickedly funny portrait of a man who resigns from the white race. When Neil Kingsblood, a typical middle-American banker with a comfortable life, makes the shocking discovery that he has African blood, the odyssey that ensues creates an unforgettable portrayal of two Americas, one black, one white.As timely as when it was first published in 1947, one need only open today's newspaper to see the same issues passionately being discussed between blacks & whites that we find in Kingsblood Royal, says Charles Johnson. Perhaps only now can we fully appreciate Sinclair Lewis's astonishing achievement.