A different drummer
Kelley, William Melvin, 1937-20172018
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The month is June 1957. The setting is Sutton, a backwater town in a southern US state. One afternoon, 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 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 white townsperson. These range from boys, girls, men, women; who are either liberal, conservative, bigoted or sympathetic - yet who are all grappling with this spontaneous, collective rejection of subordination. 'A Different Drummer' is an exploration of what it is like to live in a white-dominated society. It's a transparent, brutally honest portrayal of the impact and repercussions of systematised oppression.
Main title:
A different drummer / William Melvin Kelley.
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Imprint:
London : riverrun, 2018.
Collation:
xxxiv, 302 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Illustration on inside cover.Originally published: Garden City: Doubleday, 1962.
ISBN:
9781787478039 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.54G
LC class:
PS3561.E392
Local class:
FT PbkFICAFPBK
Language:
English
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BRN:
2347709
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