This book starts its journey with BookCrossing from Delphi, Greece
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" Belonging and estrangement intertwine in these four lyrical short stories from the the author of Invisible Man. "


~~~~~~To the person who found this book:~~~~~~

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If you have not already done so, please make a journal entry so we know this book has found a new home. Drop a few lines on where and how you found this book and what you thought of it. You don't need to join BookCrossing and you can remain completely anonymous. However, I encourage you to join so that you can follow this book's future travels. It's fun and free, and your personal information will never be shared or sold.

This book is now yours, and you can keep it if you choose, although I would love you to read and then share it. You can pass it on someone you know or release it once again in the wild, leaving it on a park bench, a phone booth, a hostel lobby...wherever you think it's suitable for the book to continue its journey. If you pass it along, please make a release note to let others know where you left it.

I hope you enjoy the book!

To be honest, I was a bit worried about this book, because I've read the Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison and I found it a somewhat difficult read. The story was interesting and it touched on many important issues, but I found the writing style kind of dry and dated.

This slim tome contains "The Black Ball" of the title and three other stories, namely "Boy on a Train", "Hymie's Bull" and "In a Strange Country" and I was relieved to see that it was much more accessible. Of course the author touches on racial discriminations and injustices and violence produced by it and much more, but the length of each story and the decent writing made it a good read, poignant and emotionally demanding and providing food for thought maybe, but easy to read on a literary point of view.

Some poignant and moving and beautiful stories in their own way...

The Black Ball enjoyed its stay in Greece, but started to get itchy feet and wants to trot the globe, making many new friends along the way! So for a start it goes to London, UK along with some other books, in order to support the Lewisham Station bookshelf!

And then...Who knows?

Good Luck little book and Don't forget to write your news from time to time!