The Office of Historical Corrections
A Novella and Stories
(Sprache: Englisch)
Sharp and funny, brilliant and prescient: a new collection of short stories that offer a dazzling insight into the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history.
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Sharp and funny, brilliant and prescient: a new collection of short stories that offer a dazzling insight into the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history.
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Brilliant . . . These stories are sly and prescient, a nuanced reflection of the world we are living in, one where the rules are changing, and truth is mutable and resentments about nearly everything have breached the surface of what is socially acceptable.' Roxane GayDanielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and x-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters' lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history.
We meet Black and multi-racial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief--all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively. Ultimately, she provokes us to think about the truths of American history - about who gets to tell them, and the cost of setting the record straight.
In 'Boys Go to Jupiter' a white college student tries to reinvent herself after a photo of her in a confederate flag bikini goes viral. In 'Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain' a photojournalist is forced to confront her own losses while attending an old friend's unexpectedly dramatic wedding. And in the eye-opening title novella, a black scholar from Washington DC is drawn into a complex historical mystery that spans generations and puts her job, her love life, and her oldest friendship at risk.
Autoren-Porträt von Danielle Evans
Danielle Evans
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Danielle Evans
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 18 Jahre
- 2021, Main Market Ed., 288 Seiten, Maße: 14,2 x 22,6 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Picador
- ISBN-10: 1529059445
- ISBN-13: 9781529059441
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.07.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
A dazzling dissection of our twisted attitudes about race, culture, history, and truth. Esquire
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