Man Gone Down

Man Gone Down
	First edition
Author	Michael Thomas
Original title	Man Gone Down
Language	English
Publisher	Grove Press
Publication date	Dec 2006
Publication place	United States
Pages	431
ISBN	0-8021-7029-3
OCLC	74492272
Dewey Decimal	813/.6 22
LC Class	PS3620.H6352 M36 2007

Man Gone Down (2006) is the debut novel of U.S. author Michael Thomas. It won the 2009 International Dublin Literary Award, with Thomas receiving a prize of €100,000 (£85,000, US$140,000). Man Gone Down is also recommended by The New York Times.

Plot introduction

The novel is about an African-American man estranged from his white wife and their children, and who must come up with a sum of money within four days to have them returned. The plot focuses on an attempt to achieve the American Dream. Thomas describes Man Gone Down as having a "gallows humour".

References

↑ "'Man gone down' wins IMPAC Dublin Literary Award". Irish Independent. June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
1 2 Flood, Alison (June 11, 2009). "Debut novelist takes €100,000 Impac Dublin prize". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
1 2 3 4 "African-American novel wins Irish literature prize". Reuters. June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
↑ Glover, Kaiama L. (February 4, 2007). "American Dream Deferred". The New York Times.
↑ "Debut novel by US writer wins Impac". The Irish Times. June 11, 2009. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2009.

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['Man_gone_down'_wins_IMPAC_Dublin_Literary_Award-1] "'Man gone down' wins IMPAC Dublin Literary Award". Irish Independent. June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.

[Debut_novelist_takes_€100,000_Impac_Dublin_prize-2] 1 2 Flood, Alison (June 11, 2009). "Debut novelist takes €100,000 Impac Dublin prize". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 11, 2009.

[African-American_novel_wins_Irish_literature_prize-3] 1 2 3 4 "African-American novel wins Irish literature prize". Reuters. June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.

[GloverNYT-4] Glover, Kaiama L. (February 4, 2007). "American Dream Deferred". The New York Times.

[Debut_novel_by_US_writer_wins_Impac-5] "Debut novel by US writer wins Impac". The Irish Times. June 11, 2009. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2009.