Sounder

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Sounder is a young adult novel by William H. Armstrong, published in 1969. It is the story of an African-American boy living with his sharecropper family. Although the family's difficulties increase when the father is imprisoned for stealing a ham from work, the boy still hungers for an education. Sounder, the dog's name, is the only character name used in the book. The author refers to the various characters by their relationship or their role in the story. The setting is also ambiguous. The author notes prisoners were hauled in "mule-drawn wagons", and the mention of chain gangs places an upper limit to the story of 1955 when the practice ended. The boy hears his father may be in Bartow and later Gilmer counties, but the author does not specify where the boy lives. Sounder won the Newbery Award in 1970. The novel was adapted into the 1972 film of the same name, which was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Detalhes

Tipo

Livro

Lançamento

1 de janeiro de 1969

Gêneros

children's fiction

Criado por

William H. Armstrong

Países

Canada