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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.
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Heads of the Colored People, Nafissa Thompson-Spires
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- Released
- 2019
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- Title
- Heads of the Colored People
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nafissa Thompson-Spires
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN10
- 1784706582
- ISBN13
- 9781784706586
- Series
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- 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.