{"product_id":"9781787478039","title":"A Different Drummer : the extraordinary rediscovered classic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Kelley, William Melvin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 30 October 2018 by Quercus Publishing (riverrun) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 198 x 19 | 282g\u003cp\u003e'More than lives up to the hype' Observer'Set to become a publishing sensation' Kirsty Lang, BBC Front Row'An astounding achievement' Sunday Times'The lost giant of American literature' New YorkerJune, 1957. One afternoon, in the backwater town of Sutton, a young black farmer by the name of Tucker Caliban matter-of-factly throws salt on his field, shoots his horse and livestock, sets fire to his house and departs the southern state. And thereafter, the entire African-American population leave with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reaction that follows is told across a dozen chapters, each from the perspective of a different white townsperson. These are boys, girls, men and women; either liberal or conservative, bigoted or sympathetic - yet all of whom are grappling with this spontaneous, collective rejection of subordination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1962, aged just 24, William Melvin Kelley's debut novel A Different Drummer earned him critical comparisons to James Baldwin and William Faulkner. Fifty-five years later, author and journalist Kathryn Schulz happened upon the novel serendipitously and was inspired to write the New Yorker article 'The Lost Giant of American Literature', included as a foreword to this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelley, William Melvin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465829290168,"sku":"9781787478039","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781787478039.jpg?v=1734722076","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781787478039","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}