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 Walter Mosley (born 1952-01-12 ) is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. Sourced Lawyer even sounds like liar. Walking the Line (2005) The police and I have a deal. I don't talk to them and they don't listen to...
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 Mosley, Walter (1952—) Summary
932 words, approx. 3 pagesSince the publication of Devil in a Blue Dress in 1990, African American novelist Walter Mosley's books have been known as "The Easy Rawlins Mysteries." Mosley changed the face of American detective fiction and became one of... summary from source:
 Mosley, Walter
463 words, approx. 2 pages(born January 12, 1952, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) American author of mystery stories noted for their realistic portrayals of segregated inner-city life. Mosley attended Goddard College and Johnson State College, and he became a computer programmer... summary from source:
 Walter Mosley Information
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Mosley has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War II veteran living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles; it is perhaps his most popular...
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 Black Enterprise Backtalk with Walter Mosley.
12/01/2005: 718 words, approx. 2 pages Walter Mosley, best-selling author of 21 books available in 21 languages is a study in subtle literary craftsmanship. His books dissect the political and economic relationship between race and class. His latest novel, Cinnamon Kiss, is the 10th installment in the famously successful... summary from source:
The Crisis Walter Mosley Ventures into the Underground
01/01/2004: 863 words, approx. 3 pages Walter Mosley Ventures into the Underground The Man in My Basement By Walter Mosley (Little, Brown, $22.95) Underground shelters play a large role in African American letters. Freedom stories of the Underground Railroad; the journey of Henry "Box" Brown; the man beneath the... summary from source:
 AP Features Walter Mosley closes the book on Easy Rawlins after a decade
11/14/2007: 1,316 words, approx. 4 pagesWhen the world first met Easy Rawlins, he was 28. It was post-World War II Los Angeles — a city full of opportunity and without a long history — not a bad place to be for a smart, confident black man. Fired from his job,... summary from source:
AP News Today in history - Jan. 12
1/12/2007: 634 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Friday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2007. There are 353 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 12, 1945, during World War II, Soviet forces began a huge offensive against the Germans in Eastern Europe.On this date:In 1519, Holy Roman...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Robert Crooks
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In the following essay, Crooks examines the crime fiction of Mosley and Chester Himes, applying ideas about the American frontier myth to each author's representations of race.
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Critical Essay by David L. Smith
10,287 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following essay, Smith discusses Blue Light in terms of the intersection of transcendental thought and the African American experience, arguing that Blue Light's lukewarm critical reception was a result of reviewers not recognizing the work as “a novel of ideas.”
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Critical Essay by Helen Lock
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In the following essay, Lock asserts that Mosley draws upon the literary genre of hard-boiled detective fiction to express issues particular to the contemporary urban African American experience.
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