Southland by Nina Revoyr
The second novel from the author of the acclaimed book, The Necessary Hunger, Southland is a compelling story of race, love, murder and history, set against the backdrop of Los Angeles. Jackie Ishida is in her last semester of law school when her grandfather dies unexpectedly. While trying to fulfill a request from his wills, Jackie finds herself pulled into the unreported deaths four black teenagers, killed during the Watts Riots of 1965. In the process, Jackie unearths the long-held secrets of her family's history - and her own.Nina Revoyr grew raised in Japan, Wisconsin, and Los Angeles after being born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and a Polish-American father. She has already published two novels, The Necessary Hunger and Southland, the latter of which was a BookSense 76 choice and won the Ferro Grumley and Lambda Literary Awards.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781888451412 |
| ISBN 10 | 1888451416 |
| Titel | Southland |
| Autor | Nina Revoyr |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Akashic Books,U.S. |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2003-05-01 |
| Seitenanzahl | 348 |
| Preise | Winner of Lambda Literary Awards (Lesbian Fiction) 2003, Winner of Triangle Awards (Lesbian Fiction) 2004, Commended for Stonewall Book Award (Literature) 2004, Short-listed for Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Paperback Original) 2004 |
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