{"product_id":"9781787478039-a-different-drummer","title":"A Different Drummer","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe extraordinary rediscovered classic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lost masterpiece, following in the footsteps of \u003ci\u003eSuite \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrançaise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlone in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStoner.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'More than lives up to the hype' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Set to become a publishing sensation' Kirsty Lang, BBC Front Row\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An astounding achievement' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The lost giant of American literature' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJune, 1957. One afternoon, in the backwater town of Sutton, a young black farmer by the name of Tucker Caliban matter-of-factly throws salt on his field, shoots his horse and livestock, sets fire to his house and departs the southern state. And thereafter, the entire African-American population leave with him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reaction that follows is told across a dozen chapters, each from the perspective of a different white townsperson. These are boys, girls, men and women; either liberal or conservative, bigoted or sympathetic - yet all of whom are grappling with this spontaneous, collective rejection of subordination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1962, aged just 24, William Melvin Kelley's debut novel \u003ci\u003eA Different Drummer\u003c\/i\u003e earned him critical comparisons to James Baldwin and William Faulkner. Fifty-five years later, author and journalist Kathryn Schulz happened upon the novel serendipitously and was inspired to write the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003earticle 'The Lost Giant of American Literature', included as a foreword to this edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449916404086,"sku":"9781787478039","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28281708.jpg?v=1760446895","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781787478039-a-different-drummer","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}