The Nickel Boys：A Novel

作者 Colson Whitehead
出版社 Doubleday
出版时间 2019年7月
ISBN 9780385537070

内容简介

AstheCivilRightsmovementbeginstoreachtheblackenclaveofFrenchtowninsegregatedTallahassee,ElwoodCurtistakesthewordsofDr.MartinLutherKingtoheart:Heis"asgoodasanyone."Abandonedbyhisparents,butkeptonthestraightandnarrowbyhisgrandmother,Elwoodisabouttoenrollinthelocalblackcollege.ButforablackboyintheJimCrowSouthoftheearly1960s,oneinnocentmistakeisenoughtodestroythefuture.ElwoodissentencedtoajuvenilereformatorycalledtheNickelAcademy,whosemissionstatementsaysitprovides"physical,intellectualandmoraltraining"sothedelinquentboysintheirchargecanbecome"honorableandhonestmen."Inreality,theNickelAcademyisagrotesquechamberofhorrorswherethesadisticstaffbeatsandsexuallyabusesthestudents,corruptofficialsandlocalsstealfoodandsupplies,andanyboywhoresistsislikelytodisappear"outback."Stunnedtofindhimselfinsuchaviciousenvironment,ElwoodtriestoholdontoDr.King'sringingassertion"Throwusinjailandwewillstillloveyou."HisfriendTurnerthinksElwoodisworsethannaive,thattheworldiscrooked,andthattheonlywaytosurviveistoschemeandavoidtrouble.ThetensionbetweenElwood'sidealsandTurner'sskepticismleadstoadecisionwhoserepercussionswillechodownthedecades.FormedinthecrucibleoftheevilsJimCrowwrought,theboys'fateswillbedeterminedbywhattheyenduredattheNickelAcademy.BasedontherealstoryofareformschoolinFloridathatoperatedforonehundredandelevenyearsandwarpedthelivesofthousandsofchildren,TheNickelBoysisadevastating,drivennarrativethatshowcasesagreatAmericannovelistwritingattheheightofhispowers.

作者简介

I'mtheauthorofthenovelsZoneOne;SagHarbor;TheIntuitionist,afinalistforthePEN/Hemingwayaward;JohnHenryDays,whichwontheYoungLionsFictionAward,theAnisfield-WolfBookAward,andwasafinalistforthePulitzerPrize;andApexHidestheHurt,winnerofthePENOaklandAward.I'vealsowrittenabookofessaysaboutmyhometown,TheColossusofNewYork,andanon-fictionaccountofthe2011WorldSeriesofPokercalledTheNobleHustle.ArecipientofaWhitingWriters'Award,aGuggenheimFellowship,andaMacArthurFellowship,IliveinNewYorkCity.Mylatestbook,TheUndergroundRailroad,isanOprah'sBookClubpick.

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