7: Revenge
Colson Whitehead's electrifying prize-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida. Today: Elwood is convinced that there is a way out of Nickel for him, but it's dangerous...
Colson Whitehead's electrifying and heart-breaking Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida, read by Rhashan Stone.
Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to heart: he is as good as anyone. A hard-working student, whose future looks bright - until an innocent and tragic mistake changes everything...
Today: after witnessing the horrific realities of Nickel, Elwood thinks there could be a way out for him. It's a dangerous plan, but could bring Nickel itself down...
Writer: Colson Whitehead
Reader: Rhashan Stone
Producer: Justine Willett
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
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