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Die Nickel Boys

By: Colson Whitehead
Narrated by: Torben Kessler
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Nach dem Triumph von "Underground Railroad", der neue Roman von Colson Whitehead.

Florida, Anfang der 1960er-Jahre. Der sechzehnjährige Elwood lebt mit seiner Großmutter im schwarzen Ghetto von Tallahassee und ist ein Bewunderer Martin Luther Kings. Als er einen Platz am College bekommt, scheint sein Traum von gesellschaftlicher Veränderung in Erfüllung zu gehen. Doch durch einen Zufall gerät er in ein gestohlenes Auto und wird ohne gerechtes Verfahren in die Besserungsanstalt Nickel Academy gesperrt.

Dort werden die Jungen missbraucht, gepeinigt und ausgenutzt. Erneut bringt Whitehead den tief verwurzelten Rassismus und das nicht enden wollende Trauma der amerikanischen Geschichte zutage. Sein Roman, der auf einer wahren Geschichte beruht, ist ein Schrei gegen die Ungerechtigkeit. Mit seinem Gespür für literarische Texte interpretiert der Schauspieler Torben Kessler die Geschichte der Nickel Boys Elwood und Turner einfühlsam und doch schonungslos.
©2019 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co KG, München. Übersetzung von Henning Ahrens (P)2019 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg
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Ordered this by mistake, and still waiting from someone to answer my email. Wish I spoke German.

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This is NOT in English!!

This Audible is in German and not in English Audible is not accessible to return this book this is a rip off

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This is in German and I did not realize it.

There should be a note that this download is in German. I tried to trade it in, and download the English version, but could not.
Be sure to watch what you are downloading.

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