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Every day Socrates Fortlow spent in prison, he either committed a crime or became its victim. After serving twenty-seven years for murder and rape, he now lives in a rundown two-room house in a desperately poor Los Angeles ghetto, cooking on a hot plate, collecting bottles, and battling his inner demons. As a Black man striving to lead an honest life on the fringes of a white world, he must tame his immense rage and physical strength, which could easily break rocks, and fight daily for the remnants of his self-respect. In this collection of fourteen interconnected stories, Walter Mosley captures the rhythm of life in the Watts neighborhood with both lyrical and gritty prose, portraying a place where only the most indomitable optimists still believe in the American dream. The book has been adapted into a film starring Laurence Fishburne, and HBO is currently developing a television series based on all three collections featuring Socrates Fortlow.
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Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, Walter Mosley
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 1998
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- (In brossura)
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- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Walter Mosley
- Editore
- Serpent´s Tail
- Pubblicato
- 1998
- Formato
- In brossura
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Gialli & Thriller, Thriller, Racconti, USA, Giallo classico, Letteratura afroamericana, Droghe, Estate, Prigione, Washington
- Titolo originale
- Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
- Valutazione
- 4,4 su 5
- Descrizione
- Every day Socrates Fortlow spent in prison, he either committed a crime or became its victim. After serving twenty-seven years for murder and rape, he now lives in a rundown two-room house in a desperately poor Los Angeles ghetto, cooking on a hot plate, collecting bottles, and battling his inner demons. As a Black man striving to lead an honest life on the fringes of a white world, he must tame his immense rage and physical strength, which could easily break rocks, and fight daily for the remnants of his self-respect. In this collection of fourteen interconnected stories, Walter Mosley captures the rhythm of life in the Watts neighborhood with both lyrical and gritty prose, portraying a place where only the most indomitable optimists still believe in the American dream. The book has been adapted into a film starring Laurence Fishburne, and HBO is currently developing a television series based on all three collections featuring Socrates Fortlow.