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ISBN-10: 1586215841
ISBN-13: 9781586215842
Dec 2003
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
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Language: English |
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Synopsis
Charles Blakey is a black man descended from a line of free American blacks that can be traced back all the way to the 17th century. Charles lives in the house that has been in his family for generations, but, having lost his job, he is behind on his mortgage payments and fears he might lose the place. Then a white man named Anniston Bennet approaches him with an unusual offer: he will pay Charles to lock him in his basement for the entire summer. Not fully understanding why Anniston would want such a thing, but needing the money, Charles agrees to the request. Although Charles is determined not to get involved in Anniston's situation, he finds himself drawn into the man's life--and comes to see Anniston as a prototype--a symbol of the elusive world of white people. Anniston, however, is far from typical. He is, rather, a man whose life is full of dark secrets--secrets he feels a need to share with Charles. As the long summer progresses, both Charles and Anniston explore the meanings of punishment, redemption, power, race, and humanity in the United States.
| Size | | Height: | 6.5 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: ""Mr. Blakey?" the small white man asked."
Industry Reviews
"[M]r. Mosley makes this such a lucid, sinuous book that its big issues are handled with idiosyncratic grace. Neither Charles nor his well-heeled boarder is allowed to become a stick figure or a metaphor; both are drawn with compelling immediacy and described with impressive precision....In this successful and intriguing departure from his usual work, Mr. Mosley creates a substantial subplot about heritage and history."
New York Times - Janet Maslin (01/12/2004)
"[A] compelling, peculiar exploration of race and identity....It's to be expected the Mosley can manage an investigation; he is, after all, a mystery writer. But he has a special talent for touching upon these sticky questions of evil and responsibility without getting stuck in them."
New Yorker - Ben Greenman (01/19/2004)
"The novel, written in adorned prose that allows the ideas to breathe, will hold readers rapt; it is Mosley's most philosophical novel to date, as he explores guilt, punishment, responsibility and redemption as individual and social constructs."
Publishers Weekly (12/15/2003)
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