In 1962, aged just 24, William Melvin Kelley's debut novel A Different Drummer earned him critical comparisons to James Baldwin and William Faulkner. Fifty-five years later, author and journalist Kathryn Schulz happened upon the novel serendipitously and was inspired to write the New Yorker article 'The Lost Giant of American Literature', included as a foreword to this edition. June, 1957. One afternoon, in the backwater town of Sutton, a young black farmer by the name of Tucker Caliban matter-of-factly throws salt on his field, shoots his horse and livestock, sets fire to his house and departs the southern state. And thereafter, the entire African-American population leave with him. The reaction that follows is told across a dozen chapters, each from the perspective of a different white townsperson. These are boys, girls, men and women; either liberal or conservative, bigoted or sympathetic - yet all of whom are grappling with this spontaneous, collective rejection of subordination. A lost masterpiece republished for 2018, A Different Drummer is for readers who have been waiting for the next rediscovered classic.
A Different Drummer: the extraordinary rediscovered classic of 2018
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Author: Kelley, William Melvin
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781787478039
Details:
Author: Kelley, William Melvin
Binding: Paperback
Format: Special Edition
Number Of Pages: 336
Release Date: 01-11-2018
Part Number: 33648257
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9781787478039
