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Whose Song?
Thomas Glave
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Description for Whose Song?
Paperback. This text contains eight stylistically distinct stories, connected by threads of African American and gay experience, as well as Caribbean American culture and history. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 5SG; DQ; FA; FYB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Author Thomas Glave is known for his stylistic brio and courageous explorations into the heavily mined territories of race and sexuality. This searing collection of stories is a stunning debut of a writer the Village Voice has named "One to Watch." "Thomas Glave walks the path of such greats in American literature as Richard Wright and James Baldwin while forging new ground of his own. His voice is strong and his technique dazzling as he cuts to the bone of what it means to be black in America, white in America, gay in America, and human in the world ... Read more
Author Thomas Glave is known for his stylistic brio and courageous explorations into the heavily mined territories of race and sexuality. This searing collection of stories is a stunning debut of a writer the Village Voice has named "One to Watch." "Thomas Glave walks the path of such greats in American literature as Richard Wright and James Baldwin while forging new ground of his own. His voice is strong and his technique dazzling as he cuts to the bone of what it means to be black in America, white in America, gay in America, and human in the world ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
331g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Monroe, OR, United States
ISBN
9780872863750
SKU
V9780872863750
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About Thomas Glave
Thomas Glave was born in the Bronx and grew up there and in Kingston, Jamaica. His work has earned many honors, including an O. Henry Prize and a Fulbright fellowship to Jamaica. His fiction and essays have appeared in numerous literary journals and he is the editor of two anthologies of gay and lesbian writing.
Reviews for Whose Song?
"Thomas Glave has the strong talent and courage to take up the right to enter the inner selves of both black and white characters in his stories...." - Nadine Gordimer "These stories span the globe of human experience and the human heart. They are brutal in some places, tender in others, but always honestly told. A true talent of the ... Read more