Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, Walter Mosley
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, Walter Mosley
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Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned

Author: Walter Mosley

Narrator: Peter Francis James

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2004


Synopsis

Introducing Socrates Fortlow, an ex-con struggling to find his place in the world after 27 years in jail. Living in an abandoned apartment building in South-Central L.A., Socrates is one step away from the streets. He bags groceries at the supermarket, recycles bottles and cans for pennies, and feels himself slipping toward invisibility—until he meets 11-year-old Darryl, who is perilously close to a life of violence and bloodshed. Socrates' determination to fight for and save Darryl lights his own pathway to self-forgiveness and possible redemption.A lyrical and deeply moving work—read by Peter Francis James who perfectly captures Socrates' struggles—Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned provides an unflinching look into inner city life and the soul of one man who refuses to succumb to the despair around him.

About Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley is the author of more than fifty critically-acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages and includes literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel. In 2013, he was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame, and he is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, a Grammy, PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award, and an Edgar Award. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by John on November 30, 2018

. ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I have never read a 5 Star collection of short stories. I’m not denying that such a mythical creature exists. I suspect it's my reading habits that are keeping me from making this discovery for myself. I primarily read novels. And yet, when one of my favorite writers releases a story col......more

Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins books reflect some of his skills in portraying what Los Angeles was like for people of color during the period after World War II. Brutal and unfair, it made each and every man, woman and child fearful of what might happen to them by the people that should have been prot......more