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twisted future.
In this critically acclaimed collection of stores, noir
legend Walter Mosley takes his unique vision of American society into the
future. As the nation descends into chaos, its citizens wonder, is the world
ending, or has the apocalypse already come and gone?
In "Whispers in the Dark," an ex-con sells his
organs to ensure his brilliant nephew's future. The boy will grow up to have
the highest IQ ever recorded, but the uncle, who sold his eyes, won't be able
to see it. In "Voices," a history professor becomes addicted to a drug called
pulse, which gives him access to a world of vivid fantasy while tearing his brain
to shreds. By the time the professor qualifies for a brain transplant, he's no
longer sure what's real and what's imagined. And in "Angel's Island," a convict
in the world's largest private prison reveals the facility's chilling secrets
Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley is one of America’s most celebrated writers. He was given the 2020 National Book Award’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and honored with the Anisfield-Wolf Award, a Grammy, a PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award, the Robert Kirsch Award, numerous Edgars and several NAACP Image Awards. He is the author of more than sixty critically acclaimed books that cover a wide range of ideas, genres, and forms including fiction (literary, mystery, and science fiction), political monographs, writing guides including Elements of Fiction, a memoir in paintings, and the young adult novel 47. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages. He has published fiction and nonfiction in The New Yorker, Playboy, and The Nation. As an executive producer, he adapted his novel, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, for AppleTV+ and serves as a writer and executive producer for FX’s Snowfall.
In 2020 he was a recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and from the National Book Foundation. In 2013, he was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame, and he is the winner of numerous awards, including an Edgar Award, an O. Henry Award, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award, a Grammy Award, and several NAACP Image Awards. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages.
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