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Man Gone Down Author(s) Michael Thomas Original title Man Gone Down Country United States Language English Publisher Grove Press Publication date 2007 Pages 431 ISBN 0802170293 OCLC Number 74492272 Dewey Decimal 813/.6 22 LC Classification PS3620.H6352 M36 2007 Man Gone Down is the debut novel of U.S. author Michael Thomas. It won the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, with Thomas receiving a prize of €100,000 (£85,000, US$140,000).[1][2][3] Man Gone Down is also recommended by The New York Times.[3][4]
Plot introduction
The novel is about an African-American man estranged from his white wife and their children, and who must come up with a sum of money within four days to have them returned.[2][5] It focuses on an attempt to achieve the American Dream.[3] Thomas describes Man Gone Down as having a "gallows humour".[3]
References
- ^ "'Man gone down' wins IMPAC Dublin Literary Award". Irish Independent. 2009-06-11. http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/man-gone-down-wins-impac-dublin-literary-award-1770857.html. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ a b Flood, Alison (2009-06-11). "Debut novelist takes €100,000 Impac Dublin prize". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/11/debut-novelist-impac-dublin-prize. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ a b c d "African-American novel wins Irish literature prize". Reuters. 2009-06-11. http://www.reuters.com/article/mediaNews/idUSLB71060020090611. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ Glover, Kaiama L. (February 4, 2007). "American Dream Deferred". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/04/books/review/Glover.t.html.
- ^ "Debut novel by US writer wins Impac". The Irish Times. 2009-06-11. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0611/breaking49.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1996–1999 Remembering Babylon (1996) · A Heart So White (1997) · The Land of Green Plums (1998) · Ingenious Pain (1999)
2000–2009 Wide Open (2000) · No Great Mischief (2001) · The Elementary Particles (2002) · My Name Is Red (2003) · This Blinding Absence of Light (2004) · The Known World (2005) · The Master (2006) · Out Stealing Horses (2007) · De Niro's Game (2008) · Man Gone Down (2009)
2010–present The Twin (2010) · Let the Great World Spin (2011)
Categories:- 2007 novels
- African American novels
- Debut novels
- Novels set in Boston, Massachusetts
- Novels set in New York City
- 2000s novel stubs
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