Southland (novel)

Southland (novel)

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name = Southland
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author = Nina Revoyr
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Akashic Books
release_date = 2003
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media_type = Print (Hardcover or Paperback)
pages = 348 pp
isbn = ISBN 1-888451-41-6

"Southland" is a Los Angeles Times best-sellingfact|date=March 2008 novel and "Best book of 2003" by Nina Revoyr. It focuses on an Asian American's quest for the past and present of racial justice in Los Angeles. The novel is also a Book Sense 76 pick, an Edgar Award finalist, and the winner of the Ferro Grumley Award and the Lambda Literary Award. Publishers Weekly called it "Compelling... never lacking in vivid detail and authentic atmosphere, the novel cements Revoyr's reputation as one of the freshest young chroniclers of life in L.A. [cite web | title=About Nina Revoyr | last= | first= | work=Nina Revoyr's official website | url=http://www.ninarevoyr.com/bio | date= | accessdate=2008-03-04 ]

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