Walter Mosley: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (USA 2011) From the Publisher: Walter Mosley: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey. A Novel. Riverhead Books, ISBN 9781594485503 (November, 2011), 277 p., $15.00.
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Walter Mosley: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (USA 2010) From the Publisher: But Robyn will not tolerate Ptolemy's hermitlike existence. She challenges him to interact more with the world around him, and he grasps more firmly onto his disappearing consciousness. However, this new activity pushes Ptolemy into the fold of a doctor touting an experimental drug that guarantees Ptolemy won't live to see age ninety- two but that he'll spend his last days in feverish vigor and clarity. With his mind clear, what Ptolemy finds-in his own past, in his own apartment, and in the circumstances surrounding his grand-nephew's death-is shocking enough to spur an old man to action, and to ensure a legacy that no one will forget. In The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Mosley captures the compromised state of his protagonist's mind with profound sensitivity and insight, and creates an unforgettable pair of characters at the center of a novel that is sure to become a true contemporary classic. Walter Mosley: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey. A Novel. Riverhead Books, ISBN 9781594487729 (November, 2010), 277 p., $25.95.
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