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]
Author | Michael Thomas |
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Original title | Man Gone Down |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | Dec 2006 |
Pages | 431 |
ISBN | 0-8021-7029-3 |
OCLC | 74492272 |
813/.6 22 | |
LC Class | PS3620.H6352 M36 2007 |
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]