改遍自Jeff Hobbs的传记作品《The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace》 这本书的主人公是一个新泽西州纽瓦克贫民窟里长大的男孩子，名叫罗伯特皮斯。他被耶鲁大学生物学专业录取，却在三十岁的时候，在贩毒帮派的斗殴中暴死街头。故事以罗伯特的耶鲁室友为叙述者，以旁观者的角度讲述了这个看似从原生阶级逆袭，而依然无法逃离悲剧命运的故事。 The story of an inner-city Newark kid who attends Yale yet ultimately suc cumbs to harsh economic realities and the demons of his past.The story of an inner-city Newark kid who attends Yale yet ultimately succumbs to harsh economic realities and the demons of his past.
