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Mosley's 'Fortunate Son' Tells Two Tales

by Alan Cheuse, NPR
April 18, 2006

Walter Mosley's Fortunate Son is a novel about two boys from Southern California, one black and one white, who are as close as brothers. But the paths their lives take could not be more different.

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  • All Things Considered, April 18, 2006
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