EAN: 9781784706586

HEADS OF THE COLORED PEOPLE - NAFISSA THOMPSON-...

A satirical and daring collection of short stories exploring black life from one of America's
rising stars. 'Makes you shake your head in delight... Her stories feel simultaneously like the
poke of a stick and a comforting balm  a smack followed by a kiss. I'm so into it' Bim Adewunmi
Guardian Heads of the Colored People interrogates our supposedly post-racial era to wicked and
devastating effect  exposing the violence that threatens black Americans  no matter their
apparent success. A teenager is insidiously bullied as her YouTube following soars  an
assistant professor finds himself losing a subtle war against his office mate  a nurse is worn
down by the demand for her skills as a funeral singer. And across a series of stories  a young
woman grows up  negotiating and renegotiating her identity. This electric collection of short
stories marks the arrival of a remarkable writer and an urgent new voice. *Shortlisted for the
James Tait Black Prize for Fiction 2019* *Shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2019*

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