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The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League / Jeff Hobbs. - New York ; London ; Toronto ; Sydney ; New Delhi : Scribner, 2014. - VIII, 406, [1] strona: illustracje ; 24 cm
When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with the man who would be his college roommate for four years, Robert Peace.
Robert's life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, with his father in jail and his mother earning less than $15,000 a year.
But Robert was a brilliant student, and it was supposed to get easier when he was accepted to Yale, where he studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics.
But it didn't get easier. Robert carried with him the difficult dual nature of his existence, "fronting" in Yale, and at home...
"The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace" encompasses the most enduring conflicts in America: race, class, drugs, community, imprisonment, education, family, friendship, and love.
...But most all the story is about the tragic life of one singular brilliant young man. His end, a violent one, is heartbreaking and powerful and unforgettable.
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