Half of Paradise

A sort of prison-within-prison story, the outer prison being the whole country, as three guys-- a privileged wastrel, a black boxer/patsy, and a Depression-era Elvis prototype-- get ground up in the economy in various ways. Their fates may be overdetermined, but the time and place are vivid. The invisible fourth character is money, and he's pretty scary.

Three men in the south and their destiny.
Despairing not much happiness for them but they don't master their own life.
Prison camp violence drug death bleak life not much of the American dream!?

Adele read, July 11, 1996. #82 for her in the old book databse.

Roman d’itinéraires (noirs) et d'époque (noire)... une réussite (noire)!