Category - Fiction / Historical Fiction
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Like New
Listed - 7 months ago
Views - 11
Wishes - 1
Ships From - Indiana
Est. Publication Date - Jul 2019
Seller Description
"The Nickel Boys" is a novel written by Colson Whitehead. It tells the story of Elwood Curtis, a young black man in 1960s Florida who is sent to a reform school called the Nickel Academy after being falsely accused of a crime. At Nickel, Elwood and his fellow students are subjected to brutal and inhumane treatment, and must navigate the injustices of the Jim Crow South. "The Nickel Boys" is a powerful and thought-provoking novel, with vividly drawn characters and a haunting storyline. It explores themes of race, justice, and the enduring legacy of slavery and segregation in America, and offers a poignant and timely commentary on the state of the nation.
Additional Information
The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction): A Novel
ISBN: 9780385537070
Publisher Description
As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King to heart: He is "as good as anyone." Aba...
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