The Office of Historical Corrections : A Novella and Stories Hardback
by Danielle Evans
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'Sublime short stories of race, grief, and belonging . . . an extraordinary new collection' New Yorker'Evans's new stories present rich plots reflecting on race relations, grief, and love' New York Times, Editor's Choice'Brilliant . . . These stories are sly and prescient, a nuanced reflection of the world we are living in' Roxane GayDanielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and X-ray insights into complex human relationships.
With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters' lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history. We meet Black and multi-racial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief - all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively.
Ultimately, she provokes us to think about the truths of American history - about who gets to tell them, and the cost of setting the record straight. In 'Boys Go to Jupiter' a white college student tries to reinvent herself after a photo of her in a Confederate flag bikini goes viral.
In 'Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain' a photojournalist is forced to confront her own losses while attending an old friend's unexpectedly dramatic wedding. And in the eye-opening title novella, a Black scholar from Washington DC is drawn into a complex historical mystery that spans generations and puts her job, her love life, and her oldest friendship at risk.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Pan Macmillan
- Publication Date:04/03/2021
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- ISBN:9781529059441
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Pan Macmillan
- Publication Date:04/03/2021
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- ISBN:9781529059441