Heads of the Colored People: Stories by Thompson-Spires, Nafissa
Heads of the Colored People: Stories by Thompson-Spires, Nafissa

Heads of the Colored People: Stories

This "vivid, fast, funny, way-smart, and verbally inventive" (George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo) collection...
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Author: Nafissa Thompson-Spires
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Language: English
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Heads of the Colored People: Stories by Thompson-Spires, Nafissa

Heads of the Colored People: Stories

BD$78.56
Heads of the Colored People: Stories by Thompson-Spires, Nafissa

Heads of the Colored People: Stories

BD$78.56
Author: Nafissa Thompson-Spires
Format: Library Binding
Language: English
Description
This "vivid, fast, funny, way-smart, and verbally inventive" (George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo) collection of 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 "stuffed with invention" (Publishers Weekly).

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. "Heads of the Colored People is a necessary and powerful new collection with, thankfully, not a dull sentence to be found" (Peter Orner, author of Am I Alone Here?). Boldly resisting categorization and easy answers, Thompson-Spires's collection "cements her role as an incredibly important voice in literature right now" (PopSugar).

Author: Nafissa Thompson-Spires
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
Published: 06/19/2019
Pages: 326
Binding Type: Library Binding
Weight: 2.30lbs
Size: 8.60h x 3.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781432865382


Award: Kirkus Prize - Finalist

About the Author
Thompson-Spires, Nafissa: - Nafissa Thompson-Spires earned a doctorate in English from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois. Her work has appeared in Story Quarterly, Lunch Ticket, and The Feminist Wire, among other publications. She was a 2016 fellow of the Callaloo Writer's Workshop.

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