{"product_id":"oscar-paperback","title":"Oscar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMauricio Segura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonald Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Chile, Mauricio Segura grew up in Montreal and studied at Université de Montréal and McGill University. He is a well-known journalist, scriptwriter, and documentary filmmaker. An editor of the literary journal \u003cem\u003eL'Inconvénient\u003c\/em\u003e and a regular contributor to the Montreal public affairs magazine \u003cem\u003eL'Actualité\u003c\/em\u003e, he has taught at Concordia University, McGill University, and Université de Montréal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSegura is the author of four novels and a study of Western depictions of Latin America. His novels\u003cem\u003e Black Alley\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus \u003c\/em\u003ewere published in English by Biblioasis. \u003cem\u003eBlack Alley\u003c\/em\u003e is widely studied in Quebec's junior college system. \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus \u003c\/em\u003ewas named one of Amazon's 100 best books of 2013. The Montreal newspaper La Presse chose Oscar as one of the 40 best books of 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265740095737,"sku":"9781771962254","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/X6xqHZAtI9781771962254.webp?v=1768846698","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/oscar-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}