***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
