Corner Boy

Herbert Simmons' first novel, winner of the prestigious Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship in 1957, relates the violent rise and fall of 18-years-old Jake Adams, whose Buick Dynaflow, custom-made suits, and attractiveness to women are all the fruits of his job pushing dope for the Organization.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 07/17/1996
ISBN: 9780393314656
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.52w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/20/1996 pg. 251
Booklist 05/01/1996 pg. 1478