The Man Who Lived Underground - Richard Wright Kartoniert (TB)

***AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4's OPEN BOOK***The 'propulsive haunting' and 'gripping' (Oprah) rediscovered classic that exposes the dark heart of America for an inncocent Black man on the run from the police Fred Daniels a black man is randomly picked up by the police after a brutal murder in a Chicago suburb. Taken to the local precinct he is tortured -- until he confesses to a crime he didn't commit. But when he sees his chance Fred Daniels makes a run for it. With the world now against him there is only one place left to hide: Underground. Taking residence in the sewers below the streets of Chicago Fred's new vantage point takes him on a journey through America's unjust and inhumane underbelly. PRAISE FOR THE MAN WHO LIVED UNDERGROUND'Propulsive haunting...gripping' Oprah Daily'A tale for today' New York Times'Absolutely not to be missed' BookRiot'A masterpiece' Time 'Wright's most brilliantly crafted and ominously foretelling book.' Kiese Laymon The Man Who Lived Underground was a New York Times Bestseller on 24 04 2022