Southland

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Product Details
Price
$16.95  $15.76
Publisher
Akashic Books, Ltd.
Publish Date
Pages
350
Dimensions
5.3 X 8.2 X 1.0 inches | 0.7 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781888451412

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About the Author

Nina Revoyr is the author of The Necessary Hunger ("Irresistible." --Time Magazine). She was born in Japan, raised in Tokyo and Los Angeles, and is of Japanese and Polish-American descent. She lives and works in Los Angeles.

Reviews
When I started working on Your House Will Pay, I hoped to write something that was half as smart and affecting as Southland. Revoyr's novel takes place in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles, following two families--one black, one Japanese--over several decades. It's a character-driven saga with the engine of a crime novel, unravelling a horrific multiple murder that took place in the chaotic days of the Watts Rebellion in 1965.--Steph Cha "The Guardian (UK)"
If Oprah still had her book club, this novel likely would be at the top of her list . . . With prose that is beautiful, precise, but never pretentious . . .-- "Booklist, Starred Review"
Compelling . . . never lacking in vivid detail and authentic atmosphere, the novel cements Revoyr's reputation as one of the freshest young chroniclers of life in LA.

-- "Publishers Weekly"
Fascinating and heartbreaking . . . an essential part of LA history.

-- "LA Weekly"
. . . subtle, effective . . . [with] a satisfyingly unpredictable climax.
-- "Washington Post"