This book was so hot, I wanted to smoke a cigarette when I was done and I don’t even smoke. Mosley has even written a book of literary erotica, Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel. And each of these characters are just as memorable and charismatic as Easy. Since then he’s introduced the world to Socrates Fortlow, Paris Minton, Fearless Jones, among many others. Mosley claimed that his decision to end the series was based, in part on his desire not to be restricted, and his belief that there was more to him that Easy Rawlins. I took his death personal.Īt the time, I read an interview in which Mr. That was kind of an extreme reaction but it just shows how intensely that character resonated with me. Mosley decided to kill off Easy, I was so angry that I didn’t pick up another of his books for the next 10 years.
In fact, I was so captivated by that character that when Mr.
He hooked me with the Easy Rawlins series of books in the nineties. Then 47 finds himself swept up in a struggle for his own liberation.ĭeeply compelling, 47 is a rewarding narrative that will introduce a new generation of listeners to one of the most important writers in America. His life seems doomed until he meets a mysterious run-away slave, Tall John. In his first book for young adults, best-selling author Walter Mosley deftly weaves historical and speculative fiction into a powerful narrative about the nature of freedom.Ĥ7 is a young slave boy living under the watchful eye of a brutal slave master. Southern Writers Magazine Short Story Contest 2013 Pages When you've got problems, chances are, they've already solved them.
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