Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights
Paperback 566 pages English Oct 22, 2019
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"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.
- Author:
- Susan Straight
- Publisher:
- Counterpoint
- Publication Date:
- Oct 22, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 566 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1640093613
- ISBN-13:
- 9781640093614