The Right Mistake - The Further Philosophical Investigations of Socrates Fortlow (Paperback, First Trade Paper Edition)

Living in south central L.A., Socrates Fortlow is a sixty-year-old ex-convict still strong enough to kill men with his bare hands. Filled with profound guilt about his own crimes and disheartened by the chaos of the streets, Socrates calls together local people of all races and social stations and begins to conduct a Thinkers' Club, where all can discuss life's unanswerable questions.

Infiltrated by undercover cops and threatened by strain from within, the Thinkers' Club doesn't have it easy. But simply by debating racial authenticity, street justice, and the possibility of mutual understanding, Socrates and his unlikely crew actually begin to make a difference.

"The Right Mistake" is Walter Mosley at his most incisive. At once an affectionate and coruscating portrait of ghetto life, it abides the possibility of personal redemption and even, with great struggle, social change.

General

Imprint:	BasicBooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	September 2009
Authors:	Walter Mosley
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	269
Edition:	First Trade Paper Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-465-01852-9
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-465-01852-1
Barcode:	9780465018529

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