“The Nickel Boys” (post 1) by Colson Whitehead:  A voice in the author’s head is acknowledged

“Later that afternoon as he chased a fat, buzzing fly around the store, Elwood thought there probably weren’t a lot of white kids in Tallahassee who studied at the college level. He who gets behind in a race must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front” (1, pp. 39-40).

“I quote the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. a bunch; it was energizing to hear his voice in my head” (1, Acknowledgments, p. 212).

Comment: The author and/or his character, Elwood, hear a voice in their head, which was probably the voice of an alternate personality who quotes the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr: Search “italicized voices” in this blog for related past posts.

1. Colson Whitehead. The Nickel Boys. New York, Anchor Books, 2019.