The Man Who Lived Underground: A Novel Black & African American Historical Fiction Jonas goes from errand boy

Jonas goes from errand boy and street muscle to one of the most dangerous young men in the city

Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined

a young boy blames mishaps on the dragon in the closet only he can see

he escapes from custody and flees into the city’s sewer system

The Man Who Lived Underground: A Novel Black & African American Historical Fiction Jonas goes from errand boyA major literary event: an explosive, previously unpublished novel about race and police violence by the legendary author of Native Son and Black BoyFred Daniels, a Black man, is picked up by the police after a brutal double murder and tortured until he confesses to a crime he did not commit. After signing a confession, he escapes from custody and flees into the citys sewer system. This is the devastating premise of this scorching novel, a masterpiece