Man Gone Down

Man Gone Down is the debut novel of U.S. author Michael [Thomas (Man Gone Down author)|Michael Thomas]. It won the 2009 International Dublin Literary Award, with Thomas receiving a prize of €100,000. Man Gone Down is also recommended by The New York Times.

Plot introduction

The novel is about an African-American man estranged from his white wife and their children, and who must come up with a sum of money within four days to have them returned. The plot focuses on an attempt to achieve the American Dream. Thomas describes Man Gone Down as having a "gallows humour".