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PROJECT Z BOOKS
10 / 2016
9780692720134
Inglês

Sinopse

In politics, as in life and love, victory and defeat aren',t always easy to differentiate.In his timely debut novel, David S. Mitchell grants the reader unprecedented access to the provocative world of code-switching African-American Ivy Leaguers and the dark underbelly of Southern race politics as seen through the eyes of Al Carpenter. Al, an erudite and incorrigible law student,ástruggles to square the hopeful outcome of PresidentáObama',s 2008 election with the prospect that many Americans don',t actually wantáthe change they clamored for.When heáarrivesáin North Carolina to assume a senior position with a cash-strapped USáSenate campaign, Aláfaces swift and unexpected resistance to African-American attorney Ron Johnson&rsquo,s candidacy. Byánavigating the thorny maze of Tar Heel State politicsáand grappling with personal growing pains, Al finally learns to play the game. But can heáchange the game, or willáthe game change him?