Walkin' the Dog - Hardcover

Mosley, Walter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852426500 ISBN 13: 9781852426507

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2000

Synopsis

Socrates Fortlow, first introduced in Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, is one of the essential fictional characters of our times. In Walkin' the Dog, the philosopher with 'rock-breaking hands' has come in from the cold and, once again, has to decide the point at which an individual must make a stand against the brutality and corruption that surrounds him. Nine years after his release from prison, Socrates is still living in a two-room shack in Watts, but now with a lover and a steady job. Having responsibilities and people he cares about makes acting morally even harder - he has so much more to lose with the police watching his every move.

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Review:

?Mosley?s finest achievement in prose. It has all the lyricism, lush imagery and humour of his splendid mysteries? Philadelphia Enquirer ?Remarkable... Mosley is in perfect form? Chicago Tribune ?Amongst the smartest, most provocative portraits of America written since homelessness and crack entered the lexicon almost 20 years ago...The pleasures are abundant. It?s the language, the deft characterizations, and, finally, it?s the triumph of Socrates himself, a man whose wisdom is hard won? Los Angeles Times

From the Back Cover:

"Socrates Fortlow, an ex-convict forced to define his own morality in a lawless world, confronts wrongs that most people would rather ignore and comes face-to-face with the most dangerous emotion: hope. It has been nine years since his release from prison, and he still makes his home in a two-room shack in a Watts alley. But he has a girlfriend now, a steady job, and he is even caring for a pet, the two-legged dog he calls Killer. These responsibilities make finding the right path even harder - especially when the police make Socrates their first suspect in every crime within six blocks."--BOOK JACKET. "In each chapter of Walkin' the Dog, Socrates challenges a different conundrum of modern life. In "Blue Lightning, " he is offered a better-paying job but has to consider whether the extra pay is worth the freedom he would have to give up. In "Promise, " he keeps a vow made long ago to a dying friend, and learns that a promise to one person can mean damage to another. In "Mookie Kid, " he gets a telephone and learns that the price of being able to reach others is that others can contact him - whether he wants to be reached or not."--BOOK JACKET. "Walkin' the Dog builds to a stunning climax as Socrates takes on a rogue cop who has terrorized his neighborhood."--BOOK JACKET.

About this edition

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1852426500
• ISBN 13: 9781852426507
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272