[In the following review, the critic praises Billy for its intensity.]
A talented writer makes his debut in this stark, harrowing novel [Billy] of a young black boy's death. Forcefully told, th...
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[In the review below, Seaman hails Billy for its power and strong narrative voice.]
This stunning first novel [Billy] seems to have sprung full-blown from the red dirt of the land it portrays, hot and...
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[In the following review, Koenig presents a mixed assessment of Billy.]
On a hot afternoon in 1937, two black boys in a Mississippi town stray too far from home. They are attacked and beaten, and one ...
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[Dorris is an American poet, novelist, educator, and cultural anthropologist of Modoc Indian descent. In the review of Billy that follows, he examines the tragic consequences of racism.]
In rural Miss...
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[In the following essay, based on an interview with French, Gerrard explores how the author's Vietnam War experiences shaped Billy.]
Once upon a time in America, an 11-year-old black boy was se...
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Interview by Albert French with Polly Vedder, CLC Yearbook[In the interview below, French discusses his writings, experiences that shaped his writing, and the writing process.]
[Vedder]: Racism is cen...
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