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The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead
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Literature 2019
The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead2019
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
Synopsis
Two boys at a Jim Crow-era reform school. Based on a true story of institutional abuse.
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Colson Whitehead, 2019 — The Nickel Boys
Two boys at a Jim Crow-era reform school. Based on a true story of institutional abuse.
Editorial note
Carries memory forward while giving it a stronger literature expression.
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
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Two boys at a Jim Crow-era reform school. Based on a true story of institutional abuse.
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