The Resource Heads of the colored people : stories, Nafissa Thompson-Spires
Heads of the colored people : stories, Nafissa Thompson-Spires
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The item Heads of the colored people : stories, Nafissa Thompson-Spires represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Dallas Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
- Summary
- "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"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 209 pages
- Contents
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- Heads of the colored people
- The necessary changes have been made
- Belles lettres
- The body's defenses against itself
- Fatima, the biloquest
- The subject of consumption
- Suicide, watch
- Whisper to a scream
- Not today, Marjorie
- This Todd
- A conversation about bread
- Wash clean the bones
- Isbn
- 9781501167997
- Label
- Heads of the colored people : stories
- Title
- Heads of the colored people
- Title remainder
- stories
- Statement of responsibility
- Nafissa Thompson-Spires
- Subject
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- FICTION / African American & Black / General
- FICTION / Humorous / General
- FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
- PLP -- Strange & Unusual Short Stories -- 2019.11
- PLP -- Vacation Reads -- 2019.06
- Short stories
- Short stories, American
- African Americans -- Fiction
- CULTURAL HERITAGE / African American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Thompson-Spires, Nafissa
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3620.H6885
- LC item number
- A6 2018
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Thompson-Spires, Nafissa
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African Americans
- FICTION / African American & Black / General
- FICTION / Humorous / General
- FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
- Short stories, American
- PLP
- PLP
- CULTURAL HERITAGE / African American
- Label
- Heads of the colored people : stories, Nafissa Thompson-Spires
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Heads of the colored people -- The necessary changes have been made -- Belles lettres -- The body's defenses against itself -- Fatima, the biloquest -- The subject of consumption -- Suicide, watch -- Whisper to a scream -- Not today, Marjorie -- This Todd -- A conversation about bread -- Wash clean the bones
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 209 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501167997
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2017050727
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)989963508
- (OCoLC)ocn989963508
- Label
- Heads of the colored people : stories, Nafissa Thompson-Spires
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Heads of the colored people -- The necessary changes have been made -- Belles lettres -- The body's defenses against itself -- Fatima, the biloquest -- The subject of consumption -- Suicide, watch -- Whisper to a scream -- Not today, Marjorie -- This Todd -- A conversation about bread -- Wash clean the bones
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 209 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501167997
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2017050727
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)989963508
- (OCoLC)ocn989963508
Subject
- FICTION / African American & Black / General
- FICTION / Humorous / General
- FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
- PLP -- Strange & Unusual Short Stories -- 2019.11
- PLP -- Vacation Reads -- 2019.06
- Short stories
- Short stories, American
- African Americans -- Fiction
- CULTURAL HERITAGE / African American
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