Night Crawling by Leila Mottley
Hardcover, UK | Exclusive 1st Edition | 1st Printing | 2022 | Publisher: Bloomsbury
A powerful and acclaimed exclusive first edition of the extraordinary debut novel by Leila Mottley, published when she was just nineteen years old and already Oakland's Poet Laureate. Night Crawling — shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 — is a raw, urgent, and unforgettable novel based on real events: a young Black woman in Oakland becomes entangled with corrupt police officers, and the consequences ripple through her family. Hailed as a landmark debut and one of the most important American novels of its generation, it announced Mottley as an exceptional new literary voice.
Condition: Very Good with some signs of previous ownership. Dust cover present with minor creasing on top.
A collectable exclusive edition of a Booker Prize-shortlisted debut novel of exceptional power and importance.