An instant NY Moments bestseller, named a best reserve of the year by THE BRAND NEW York Times Reserve Review, Amazon, and Entertainment Weekly, amongst others, this celebrated account of a African-American man who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but nonetheless faced the problems of the streets when he returned is, “nuanced and shattering” (People) and “mesmeric” (THE BRAND NEW York Times Book Review).

When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale College or university, he became fast friends with the man who be his approximately The Short and Tragic Lifestyle of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy Group college roommate for 4 years, Robert Peacefulness. Robert’s existence was rough right from the start in the crime-ridden roads of Newark in the 1980s, with his father in jail and his mom earning less than $15,000 a yr. But Robert was a brilliant student, and it had been supposed to get easier when he was accepted to Yale, where he examined molecular biochemistry and biophysics. But it didn’t get easier. Robert carried with him the challenging dual character of his presence, trying to squeeze in at Yale, and at home on breaks.

A compelling and honest portrait of Robert’s relationships-with his battling mother, along with his incarcerated father, with his instructors and friends-The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace encompasses probably the most enduring conflicts in the us: race, course, medicines, community, imprisonment, education, family, friendship, and love. It’s about the collision of two fiercely insular worlds-the ivy-covered campus of Yale University as well as the slums of Newark, NJ, and the difficulty of going from one to the other and then again. It’s about endeavoring to live a good life in the us. But most all of this “new, persuasive” (The Washington Post) story is approximately the tragic existence of one singular brilliant young man. His end, a violent one, is usually heartbreaking and effective and “a haunting American tragedy for our times” (Entertainment Weekly).