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001    ocn1031220221 
003    OCoLC 
008    171208s2018    nyu      b    000 1 eng d 
020    9781501167997|q(hardback) 
020    1501167995 
037    |bSimon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ,
       USA, 08075|nSAN 200-2442 
041    eng 
082 00 813/.6|223 
092 0  Noveller|bengelska 
100 1  Thompson-Spires, Nafissa|4aut 
240 10 Short stories.|kSelections 
245 10 Heads of the colored people :|bstories /|cNafissa Thompson
       -Spires 
264  1 New York :|bAtria / 37 INK,|c2018 
300    209 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) 
505 0  Heads of the colored people: four fancy sketches, two 
       chalk outlines, and no apology -- The necessary changes 
       have been made -- Belles lettres -- The body's defenses 
       against itself -- Fatima, the biloquist: a transformation 
       story -- The subject of consumption -- Suicide, watch -- 
       Whisper to a scream -- Not today, Marjorie -- This Todd --
       A conversation about bread -- Wash clean the bones 
520    "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 African Americans|vFiction 
650  0 Blacks|xRace identity|vFiction 
650  0 Short stories, American|vFiction 
650  7 Afro-amerikaner|2sao 
650  7 Svarta|2sao 
650  7 Kulturell identitet|2sao 
650  7 Etnicitet|2sao 
655  7 Short stories.|2lcgft 
655  7 Noveller|2saogf 
907 00 180815