Nafissa Thompson-Spires (Knihy)

Nafissa Thompson-Spires Knihy

Nafissa Thompson-Spires píše s prenikavou inteligenciou a vtipom o zložitých vzťahoch a dynamike moci v modernom americkom živote. Jej príbehy skúmajú témy identity, rasy a triedy s jemnosťou a presnosťou. Thompson-Spires sa vyznačuje bystrým pozorovaním ľudskej povahy a schopnosťou odhaliť skryté pravdy v každodenných situáciách. Jej štylistická obratnosť a hlboké porozumenie ľudskej psychike robí jej prózu pútavou a nezabudnuteľnou.

Heads of the Colored People

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In this crackling debut collection Nafissa Thompson-Spires interrogates our supposedly post-racial era. To wicked and devastating effect she exposes the violence, both external and self-inflicted, 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 of attrition 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.