Wolf Whistle by Lewis Nordan - ISBN: 9781565121102
Paperback
Nordan unleashes the hellhounds of his prodigious imagination on one of the most notorious racial killings of the century–the murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black child charged with whistling at a white woman–in a magical mystery tour of the Southern psyche in the mid-1950s.

Wolf Whistle

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  • Paperback

    312 pages

  • Release Date

    5 October 2003

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Summary

ALA Notable Book; 1994 Mississippi Writers Award for Fiction; 1994 Southern Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. In WOLF WHISTLE, Lewis Nordan unleashes the hellhounds of his prodigious imagination on one of the most notorious racial killings of the century, the Emmett Till murder. Soon we’re on a magical mystery tour of the Southern psyche of the mid-1950s and the dawning of guilt and recognition in a whole generation of white Southerners. “An immense and wall-shattering display of talent.…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781565121102
ISBN-10:1565121104
Author:Lewis Nordan
Publisher:Workman Publishing
Imprint:Algonquin Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:312
Release Date:5 October 2003
Weight:340g
Dimensions:210mm x 138mm x 26mm
About The Author

Lewis Nordan

Lewis Nordan was a professor of creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh for many years and the author of seven books of fiction and a memoir. His awards include three American Library Association Notable Book citations, the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for fiction, the Mississippi Authors Award for fiction, and the Southern Book Critics Award for fiction. He died in 2012.

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