Man Gone Down
2006 novel by Michael Thomas
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Man Gone Down (2006) is the debut novel of U.S. author Michael Thomas. It won the 2009 International 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]
First edition | |
| Author | Michael Thomas |
|---|---|
| Original title | Man Gone Down |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | Dec 2006 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 431 |
| ISBN | 0-8021-7029-3 |
| OCLC | 74492272 |
| 813/.6 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3620.H6352 M36 2007 |
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] The plot focuses on an attempt to achieve the American Dream.[3] Thomas describes Man Gone Down as having a "gallows humour".[3]
