num_pages: 249
description: Hailed as a masterpiece-the finest work yet by an American novelist of the first rank-this is the mysterious story of a young black man who agrees to an unusual bargain to save the home that has belonged to his family for generations.Walter Mosley pierces long-hidden veins of justice and morality with startling insight into the deepest mysteries of human nature.
language: English
title: The Man in My Basement
titlecomplete: The Man in My Basement
characters: Charles Blakey
genres: American, Thriller, Literary Fiction, Crime, Literature, African American, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 5112
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Back Bay Books