{"product_id":"southland-9781636140537","title":"Southland","description":"\u003cp\u003e--Winner of the 2004 American Library Association Stonewall Honor Award in Literature\u003cbr\u003e --Winner of the 2003 Lambda Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Compelling . . . never lacking in vivid detail and authentic atmosphere, the novel cements Revoyr's reputation as one of the freshest young chroniclers of life in LA.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"What makes a book like \u003cem\u003eSouthland\u003c\/em\u003e resonate is that it merges elements of literature and social history with the propulsive drive of a mystery, while evoking Southern California as a character, a key player in the tale. Such aesthetics have motivated other Southland writers, most notably Walter Mosley.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles. A young Japanese-American woman, Jackie Ishida, is in her last semester of law school when her grandfather, Frank Sakai, dies unexpectedly. While trying to fulfill a request from his will, Jackie discovers that four black teenagers were killed in the store he ran during the Watts Riots of 1965 -- and that the murders were never solved or reported. Along with James Lanier, a cousin of one of the victims, she tries to piece together the story of the boys' deaths. In the process, Jackie unearths the long-held secrets of her family's history -- and her own. Moving in and out of the past, from the shipping yards and internment camps of World War II; to the barley fields of the Crenshaw District in the 1930s; to the means streets of Watts in the 1960s; to the night spots and garment factories of the 1990s, \u003cem\u003eSouthland\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a tale of Los Angeles in all of its faces and forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNina Revoyr\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Necessary Hunger \u003c\/i\u003e(\"Irresistible.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e). She was born in Japan, raised in Tokyo and Los Angeles, and is of Japanese and Polish-American descent. She lives and works in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496690520338,"sku":"9781636140537","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec9f91fa-9487-41b7-9d6c-78bf713fe0a0.jpg?v=1730699086","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/southland-9781636140537","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}