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Corner boy (1957)

Corner boy (1957)

Literary Fiction African American Fiction

Herbert Simmons

Year: 1957
Authors: Herbert Simmons
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Corner Boy is a powerful work of social realism that won the prestigious Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship in 1957. Jake Adams, at 18 years of age, strides the mean streets of his world like a conqueror. He has custom-made suits in his closet, drives a Buick Dynaflow, and has all the women he wants - all fruits of his success pushing dope for the Organization. His violent rise and fall offers an unforgettable portrait of life in an urban jungle.