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Shadows of Men

4.6/5 ( ratings)

A novel focusing on "the tribulations, vagaries, and hallucinations of men [read: vagrants] in jail."

"Tully's empathy for the 'bottom dogs' of society was rarely as well displayed as in this episodic work, a 'Decameron of the underworld,' in which he offered stark portraits of the underclass with which he was so familiar: hoboes, jailbirds, hustlers, yeggs, thieves and dope fiends"

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., New York

Release: May 11, 2022

Shadows of Men

4.6/5 ( ratings)

A novel focusing on "the tribulations, vagaries, and hallucinations of men [read: vagrants] in jail."

"Tully's empathy for the 'bottom dogs' of society was rarely as well displayed as in this episodic work, a 'Decameron of the underworld,' in which he offered stark portraits of the underclass with which he was so familiar: hoboes, jailbirds, hustlers, yeggs, thieves and dope fiends"

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., New York

Release: May 11, 2022

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