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9: We Have a Problem

Colson Whitehead's heart-breaking, Pulitzer-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida, read by Rhashan Stone. Today: it's the day of the inspection. Can Elwood bring NIckel down?

Colson Whitehead's electrifying and heart-breaking Pulitzer-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida, read by Rhashan Stone.

Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to heart: he is as good as anyone. A hard-working student, his future looks bright, until an innocent and tragic mistake puts him in the wrong place at the wrong time....

Today: the day of the inspection has finally arrived. Can Elwood bring Nickel down?

Writer: Colson Whitehead
Reader: Rhashan Stone
Producer: Justine Willett
Abridger: Richard Hamilton

14 minutes

Last on

Thu 19 Nov 2020 22:45

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  • Thu 19 Nov 2020 12:04
  • Thu 19 Nov 2020 22:45

Open Book Special: Colson Whitehead

Open Book Special: Colson Whitehead

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