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Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights

Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights

Straight, Susan

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ISBN10: 1640093613
ISBN13: 9781640093614
Publisher: Counterpoint Pr
Published: Oct 22 2019
Pages: 568
Weight: 1.41
Height: 1.27 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A writer of exceptional gifts and grace. --Joyce Carol Oates

A young fireman battles to provide for his family--and struggles to avoid the traps of crime and poverty that surround him.

A resident of impoverished Rio Seco, California, Darnell Tucker works part-time as the lone black member of the fire department. Cutbacks to the state budget force him to search for new work, and the low-paying positions he finds rival firefighting in their peril. His path blocked by economics, institutionalized racism, and the dangers of the place he lives, Darnell must find a way to persevere. Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights is a stark and thoroughly convincing portrait of life on the margins.

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