Mary slechta (13 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. In this electric collection, Mary Slechta brings magical realism and U.S. history to bear on the community of Mulberry Street-- an African-American neighborhood with a disputed past. Is this enclave the result of white flight, a tenuous foothold for Southern transplants, or a sliver of the world that spun off during creation, once ruled by a god named Mr. Washington? Variously featuring the area's residents, Mulberry Street Stories uphold the perseverance of hope despite intergenerational trauma and demonstrate the interconnection of human lives throughout time. Slechta's characters have seen it all, from the persistent mechanisms of systemic racism--forced migration, redlining, gentrification, and more--to the fantastical--children at danger of falling off a flat world; a vampire posing as Henry Box Brown; and a husband tasked with building a supernatural maze to trap the somethin, the faceless oppression that has long plagued his family and now threatens his wife. In one exemplary story, Slechta writes an ode to Toni Morrison, honoring her project to elevate the untold. The protagonist, Marjorie, a griot once charged with remembering things exactly as they happened but now suffering from Alzheimer's, wanders away during a fugue. Drawn in by a taproom's enchanting music, she begins orating to strangers, captivating the bartender and unknown patrons, one of whom rests his hand on her limb like a penny on the arm of a record player--the touch that keeps the disjointed tales together. …

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 178 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Escape Wheel is a dynamic collection of contemporary poetry and short fiction from established and emerging writers across the United States and beyond. Contributors include Rosie Garland, Jennifer Blowdryer, Peggy Robles-Alvarado, Billy Tuggle, stephanie roberts, and John Sibley Williams. The anthology also contains an interview with Cornelius Eady.…

Condizione: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Beacon Radiant is an exhilarating collection of poetry and short fiction by established and emerging writers from across the United States and beyond. Contributors include Aimee Herman, Catherine Gammon, Ana Maria Jomolca, Yuko Otomo, Colette Parris, Han Raschka, and Mike Steele. The anthology also includes an interview conducted by Lyndsey Ellis with novelist and Kimbilio founder David Haynes. Sixty-two writers. Enigmatic, luminous, and irresistible.…