Skip to content

Southland

Southland Paperback / softback - 2003

by Nina Revoyr

  • New
  • Paperback

Description

Paperback / softback. New.
New
NZ$27.78
NZ$20.87 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 14 to 21 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from The Saint Bookstore (Merseyside, United Kingdom)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

About The Saint Bookstore Merseyside, United Kingdom

Specializing in: Academic & Scholarly, Hard To Find Titles, Textbooks
Biblio member since 2018
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

The Saint Bookstore specialises in hard to find titles & also offers delivery worldwide for reasonable rates.

Terms of Sale: Refunds or Returns: A full refund of the price paid will be given if returned within 30 days in undamaged condition. If the product is faulty, we may send a replacement.

Browse books from The Saint Bookstore

Details

  • Title Southland
  • Author Nina Revoyr
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 350
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Akashic Books, Ltd., New York
  • Date March 2003
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9781888451412
  • ISBN 9781888451412 / 1888451416
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.3 x 1 in (20.83 x 13.46 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Cultural Region: West Coast
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Locality: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Sex & Gender: Lesbian
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002116775
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

Nina 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 4 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, Southland weaves a tale of L.A. in all of its faces and forms.

Categories

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 04/01/2003, Page 1378
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2003, Page 340
  • Lambda Book Report, 02/01/2003, Page 30
  • Library Journal, 04/15/2003, Page 126
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/28/2003, Page 50

About the author

Nina Revoyr is the author of The Necessary Hunger ("Irresistible." --Time Magazine). 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.

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.