Man Gone Down
Man Gone Down (2007) is the debut novel of U.S. author Michael Thomas. It won the 2009 International Dublin Literary Award, with Thomas receiving a prize of €100,000 (£85,000, US$140,000).[1][2][3] Man Gone Down is also recommended by The New York Times.[3][4]
Author | Michael Thomas |
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Original title | Man Gone Down |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | 2007 |
Pages | 431 |
ISBN | 0-8021-7029-3 |
OCLC | 74492272 |
813/.6 22 | |
LC Class | PS3620.H6352 M36 2007 |
Plot introduction
The novel is about an African-American man estranged from his white wife and their children, and who must come up with a sum of money within four days to have them returned.[2][5] The plot focuses on an attempt to achieve the American Dream.[3] Thomas describes Man Gone Down as having a "gallows humour".[3]
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gollark: You can just use ArXiv if you're in CS/maths/physics.
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gollark: You probably should. According to at least 2 things I looked at on the internet, it's important for health.
gollark: And I forgot about DNS, but that's another information leak unless your devices use DNS over TLS/HTTPS/etc which they should.
References
- "'Man gone down' wins IMPAC Dublin Literary Award". Irish Independent. 2009-06-11. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- Flood, Alison (June 11, 2009). "Debut novelist takes €100,000 Impac Dublin prize". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- "African-American novel wins Irish literature prize". Reuters. June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- Glover, Kaiama L. (February 4, 2007). "American Dream Deferred". The New York Times.
- "Debut novel by US writer wins Impac". The Irish Times. June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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Preceded by De Niro's Game |
International Dublin Literary Award recipient 2009 |
Succeeded by The Twin |
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