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Article: Author George Pelecanos' crime novel also a social drama
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- Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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- May 31, 2009
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George Pelecanos is a social historian whose gritty, urban crime
fiction examines the effects of violence on individuals and on
society. But Pelecanos also uses his novels to explore how boys
become men, the theme of his latest, "The Way Home."
Pelecanos' 16th novel shows how the choices of young men can
change or destroy lives. It's also a personal story about fathers
and sons, relationships colored by pride and disappointments.
For Thomas Flynn, his teenage son Chris is a "stained reminder of
his failings as a father." Flynn, who worked hard to build up his
Washington, D.C., carpet-installation business, wanted his bright
son to do even better in life, go to college, have a good career. ...