Driving the king : a novel

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Label

Driving the king : a novel

Title remainder

a novel

Statement of responsibility

Ravi Howard

Creator

• trueHoward, Ravi

Subject

• United States -- Race relations -- Fiction
• Historical fiction
• trueInjustice
• trueLos Angeles, California -- Race relations
• trueLoyalty
• trueMale friendship
• trueMontgomery, Alabama -- Race relations
• truePrejudice
• Race discrimination
• Race discrimination -- United States -- Fiction
• Race relations
• trueRacism
• trueRacism in the judicial system
• United States
• trueUnited States -- Race relations
• trueViolence against minorities
• 1900-1999
• trueAfrican American singers
• African Americans -- Social conditions
• African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction
• trueAfrican Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964
• Biographical fiction
• Biographical fiction
• Chauffeurs
• trueChauffeurs
• Chauffeurs -- Fiction
• Fiction
• Historical fiction
• Historical fiction

Genre

• Biographical fiction
• Fiction
• Historical fiction

Language

eng

Summary

"Told through the experiences of Nat King Cole's driver, Nat Weary, Driving the King is a daring and brilliant new novel from award-winning writer Ravi Howard that explores race and class in 1950s America"--

Storyline

• trueCharacter-driven
• trueIssue-oriented
• trueOwn voices

Pace

• trueLeisurely paced

Tone

• trueSobering
• trueMoving

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Character

• trueAuthentic
• trueSympathetic
• trueCulturally diverse

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

813/.6

Index

no index present

LC call number

PS3608.O93

LC item number

D75 2015

Literary form

fiction