One of my favorite literary works is Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley. Its a compiled book of short stories about an exconvict named Socrates. The stories all follow Socrates through his daily life in the tough area of Los Angeles that he lives in. I really enjoyed this book because I felt a deep connection to it. Many different themes in the book I could relate to my life and I reall enjoyed reading about Socrates and how he helped out many of the people in his neighborhood.
The authors of this book include myself for one. I bring my own insight and interpretations to the book so my experience reading it was different than any other people who read the book. We read the book in contemporary american literature class last year and for this reason the teacher ms. Oman and my other classmates were also authors because my view was shaped a lot by the discussions we had on the book in class. Also Walter Mosley is an author for writing the book.. Another more obscure author is the history of Los Angeles during this time which is key in the book because you need an understanding of this to grasp the theme of African American life during this time period.
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