Corner Boy a Novel
Corner Boy: A Novel belongs to the chain of books written by the most outstanding African-American writer of our time. Herbert Simmons is one of such writers whose first novel Corner Boy became popular at once after it appeared in 1957. This is a story about a young black man Jake Adams who leads a wealthy life selling pot to another man who influences politics in one unnamed city. Jake is quite popular among women and he starts relationship over and over after quarrels with a college student An
...na. Anna's parents are against this couple and they don't believe in a good future for Jake. At the same time another drama unfolds. Jake's best friend Scar gets hooked to heroine although when he was a college, he was fond of sports and became a successful athlete. At the same time Jake has certain sexual tension with a daughter of his neighbors and friends Garvelis. The author opens the life of black people to the wide public in this book full of surprises, slang words, and ordinary life of ordinary people.
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