num_pages: 192
description: Set in 1920s Alabama, this novel follows the life of a young boy and the lessons he learns in school, at Papa Gumbo Willie McWorthy's barbershop, and from Luzana Cholly, a gun-toting guitar player
language: English
title: Train Whistle Guitar
titlecomplete: Train Whistle Guitar
genres: Historical, Fiction, African American, Unfinished, American
ratings_count: 182
places: Alabama
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Lillian Smith Book Award, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Alabama Author Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage