{"product_id":"oscar-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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771962254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\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":"Default Title","offer_id":51990889365685,"sku":"9781771962254","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9015d8cc-9da7-47ef-a57c-e45a9e53f370.jpg?v=1762838206","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/oscar-9781771962254","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}