- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Leaving Atlanta
- Publisher:
- Jones, Tayari. Leaving Atlanta. New York: Warner Books, 2002.
- Date of Original:
- 2001
- Subject:
- Books--Georgia--Atlanta
Girls--Georgia--Atlanta
African American girls--Georgia--Atlanta
Jump ropes--Georgia--Atlanta
Fiction
Literature
Jones, Tayari. Leaving Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- covers (gathered matter components)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Leaving Atlanta, the debut novel of Atlanta native Tayari Jones, chronicles the child murders of 1979-81 in Atlanta's Black community. Told from the perspective of three elementary school children, the novel received several awards and honors, including the Lillian Smith Book Award in 2005.
Image of the cover of Leaving Atlanta, the debut novel of Atlanta, Georgia native Tayari Jones. The cover features a blurry image of a young girl jumping rope. This book chronicles the child murders that occurred in Atlanta's Black community from 1979 until 1981. Told from the perspective of three elementary school children, the novel received several awards and honors, including the Lillian Smith Book Award in 2005. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/tayari-jones-b-1970/m-10425/
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/tayari-jones-b-1970
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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