William Beverly Libros

Exploring the complex portrayal of fugitives in literature and popular culture, this book delves into their roles as both heroes and villains. It examines iconic examples from novels like Light in August and Beloved, as well as films such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Bonnie and Clyde. Additionally, it addresses how real-life fugitives like O. J. Simpson and Osama bin Laden have captured public attention, highlighting the need for deeper analysis of this compelling figure in cultural narratives.

Dodgers is the story of a young man named East who works for an LA drug gang, sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys--including East's hotheaded younger brother--to kill a witness connected to a major case, who is hiding out in Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that is entirely alien to him, and over the course of his journey the book brings in elements from a diverse array of genres, ranging from crime fiction to road narrative to coming-of-age novel.