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It occurs to me that I am America, new stories and art, edited by Jonathan Santlofer ; introduction by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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It occurs to me that I am America, new stories and art, edited by Jonathan Santlofer ; introduction by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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eng

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no index present

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fiction

Main title

It occurs to me that I am America

Oclc number

989963788

Responsibility statement

edited by Jonathan Santlofer ; introduction by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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new stories and art

Summary

"In time for the one-year anniversary of the Trump Inauguration and the Women's March, this provocative, unprecedented anthology features original short stories from thirty bestselling and award-winning authors--including Alice Walker, Richard Russo, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Cunningham, Mary Higgins Clark, and Lee Child--with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Speak! Speak! / Julia Alvarez -- Oh, Canada / Russell Banks -- The party / Bliss Broyard -- Compline / Stephen L. Carter -- New blank document / Lee Child -- Veterans Day / Marry Higgins Clark -- Atonement / Michael Cunningham -- Intersections / Mark Di Ionno -- The third twin / Anna Dunn -- Balancing acts / Louise Erdrich -- The Miss April houses / Angela Flournoy -- Fires / Elizabeth Frank --- Hate for sale / Neil Gaiman -- Unaccountable / Philip Gourevitch -- White baby / James Hannaham -- In the trees / Alice Hoffman -- Getting somewhere / Susan Isaacs -- Mr. Crime and Punishment and War and Peace / Gish Jen -- Finally I am American at heart / Ha Jin -- Arlington Street / Lily King -- The harlot and the murderer: Sonia's story / Sheila Kohler -- "People are people" / Elinor Lipman -- The trout fisherman / Joyce Maynard -- Listen / Susan Minot -- Between storms / Walter Mosley -- "Good news!" / Joyce Carol Oates -- Safety first / Sara Paretsky -- Bystanders (April 2003) / Tom Piazza -- Lucky girl / Heidi Pitlor -- If they come in the morning / S.J. Rozan -- Top step / Richard Russo -- Hope / Jonathan Santlofer -- The walk / Elizabeth Strout -- Stop & shop / Paul Theroux -- The way we read now / Justin Torres -- Don't despair / Alice Walker -- Learning American values / Edmund White

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