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Pulitzer Award winner • National Bestseller • This follow-up for the underground railroad sentenced another strand of American history to an hellish improvement school in Florida, Jim Crow-era through the story of two boys. • “One of the most talented novels in America today.” -NPR
Now a major motion picture is nominated for the Best Picture for an Academy Award and directed by the nominated Ramel Ross of the Academy Award®.
When Ellwood Curtis, a black boy, who grew up in the 1960s Talhasi, is wrongly sentenced to a teenage reformer, called Nikal Academy, he finds himself trapped in a frightening Chamber of Harrs. Elwood’s only salvation partner is their friendship with the “delicate” turner, who is deeply naive despite the Turner’s confidence that the Elwood is frustrated, that the world is crooked, and the only way to survive is to plan and avoid troubles. For example, in the academy, life becomes more dangerous, there is a decision from stress between the ideals of Elwood and the suspicion of the turner, the results of which will resonate for decades.
Based on the actual story of an improvement school, which operates for 111 years and distorts the lives of thousands of children, Nickel Boys is a disastrous, operated story that displays a great American novelist writing at the height of his powers and “Cement Whitehead should be pursued as one of the best of his generation” (Entrancement Weekly).
Publisher
Publisher: vintage; Rheumps version (30 June, 2020)
language English
Paperback: 224 pages
ISBN -10: 0345804341
ISBN -13: 978-0345804341
Lexyl Measure: HL940L
Items Weight: 2.31 pounds
Dimensions: 5.16 x 0.62 x 7.98 inch
Customers say
Customers find this novel well-written with rich language and a compelling story that serves as good historical fiction. The book features finely drawn characters and maintains a fast-paced narrative, making it a meaningful and engaging read. While customers appreciate the author’s research and find it eye-opening, some find the subject matter difficult to handle. The heartbreaking nature of the story receives mixed reactions from customers.
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