Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down

Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down

First edition
Author	Ishmael Reed
Language	English
Genre	Satirical Western novel
Published	1969 (Doubleday)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	177 pp
ISBN	0-385-06754-2
OCLC	43333542
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 21
LC Class	PS3568.E365 Y4 2000
Preceded by	The Freelance Pallbearers
Followed by	Mumbo Jumbo

Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down is a novel by the African-American writer Ishmael Reed. It is a satirical take on the traditional Western. It is Ishmael Reed's second novel, following The Freelance Pallbearers (1967), and was first published in 1969. It tells the story of the Loop Garoo Kid, an African-American cowboy who practices the religion of Neohoodooism, and describes his struggle against established religion and cultural oppression.