Heads of the colored people
Thompson-Spires, Nafissa2018
Book
In this crackling debut collection Nafissa Thompson-Spires interrogates our supposedly post-racial era. To wicked and devastating effect she exposes the violence, both external and self-inflicted, that threatens black Americans, no matter their apparent success. A teenager is insidiously bullied as her YouTube following soars; an assistant professor finds himself losing a subtle war of attrition against his office mate; a nurse is worn down by the demand for her skills as a funeral singer. And across a series of stories, a young woman grows up, negotiating and renegotiating her identity.
Main title:
Heads of the colored people / Nafissa Thompson-Spires.
Author:
Thompson-Spires, Nafissa, author
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2018.
Collation:
224 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781781090633 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2681903