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008			171208s2018 nyu b 000 1 eng
010			_a 2017050727
020			_a9781501167997 _qhardback
020			_a9781501168000 _qpaperback
020			_z9781501168017 (ebook)
035			_a20178725
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aPS3620.H6885 _bA6 2018
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100	1		_aThompson-Spires, Nafissa, _eauthor.
240	1	0	_aShort stories. _kSelections
245	1	0	_aHeads of the colored people : _bstories / _cNafissa Thompson-Spires.
250			_aFirst 37 INK/Atria Books hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _b37 INK/Atria, _c2018.
300			_a209 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 201-203).
520			_a"Calling to mind the best works of Paul Beatty and Junot Diaz, this collection of moving, timely, and darkly funny stories examines the concept of black identity in this so-called post-racial era. A stunning new talent in literary fiction, Nafissa Thompson-Spires grapples with black identity and the contemporary middle class in these compelling, boundary-pushing vignettes. Each captivating story plunges headfirst into the lives of new, utterly original characters. Some are darkly humorous--from two mothers exchanging snide remarks through notes in their kids' backpacks, to the young girl contemplating how best to notify her Facebook friends of her impending suicide--while others are devastatingly poignant--a new mother and funeral singer who is driven to madness with grief for the young black boys who have fallen victim to gun violence, or the teen who struggles between her upper middle class upbringing and her desire to fully connect with black culture. Thompson-Spires fearlessly shines a light on the simmering tensions and precariousness of black citizenship. Her stories are exquisitely rendered, satirical, and captivating in turn, engaging in the ongoing conversations about race and identity politics, as well as the vulnerability of the black body. Boldly resisting categorization and easy answers, Nafissa Thompson-Spires is an original and necessary voice in contemporary fiction"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _vFiction.
650		7	_aFICTION / African American / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aFICTION / Humorous. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aFICTION / Short Stories (single author). _2bisacsh
655		7	_aShort stories. _2gsafd
655		7	_aFiction. _2lcgft _0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026339
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