47
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47 by Walter Mosley
Master storyteller Walter Mosley deftly mixes speculative and historical fiction in this daring>New York Times>bestselling novel, reminiscent of Colson Whitehead's>The Underground Railroad. 47 is a young slave boy living under the watchful eye of a brutal slave master. His life seems doomed until he meets a mysterious runaway slave, Tall John. 47 finds himself swept up in a struggle for his own liberation.
Mosley, Walter: - Walter Mosley is the author of four previous mystery novels in the Easy Rawlins series: Devil in a Blue Dress (basis for the acclaimed film starring Denzel Washington), A Red Death, White Butterfly, and Black Betty, a New York Times bestseller. In August 1995 he published his first non-genre novel, RL's Dream, to widespread praise. Mosley is the current president of the Mystery Writers of America, a member of the executive board of the PEN American Center and founder of its Open Book Committee, and is on the board of directors of the National Book Awards. His novels are now published in eighteen countries. He is at work on a book featuring a new character, a philosophical and tough ex-convict named Socrates Fortlow; sections have already appeared in Esquire and GQ. A native of Los Angeles, Mosley lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316110358 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316110353 |
| Title | 47 |
| Author | Walter Mosley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2005-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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