'A literary giant,and one of my absolute favourite writers'Tayari Jones,author of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE'Gayl Jones is a literary legend'- Yara Rodrigues Fowler,author of THERE ARE MORE THINGS'Her prose is intricate,mesmerizing,and endlessly inventive and subversive'Deesha Philyaw,author of THE SECRET LIVES OF CHURCH LADIESGayl Jones's long career began with her blistering1975 debut,Corregidora,which was editedby Toni Morrison,and she is increasinglyrecognised as one of the great literary writersof the twentieth century. In this new collection of short fiction,Jones'sunique talents are displayed in a range of settingsand styles,from the hyper-realist to the mystical,innovella-length stories,intricate multi-part narrativesand in compelling fragments. Endlessly inventive,challenging and surprising,Jones writes about our diverse world. Her characters are spies,photographers,baristas,cartoonistsand revolutionaries; her settings are historical andcontemporary,in Europe and the Americas. Withsharp observation,wit and poignancy,Jones explorescomplex identities and unorthodox longings.'Jones's writing powerfully blends narrativeand lyricism...Her imagination seems tothrive on outstripping one's expectations'Margo Jefferson'Every Jones publication is a major event,but this one is particularly precious...Jones's settings,which span time and geography,vary as much as the identities of her protagonists,which include women and men,Black,brown,and Indigenous people,artists and spies. The common threads are creativity and devastating insight'Oprah Daily,'The Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2023'
Publisher: Little,Brown Book GroupISBN: 9780349016894Number of pages: 192Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 22 mm
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Gayl Jones's work represents a watershed in American literature. From a literary standpoint,her form is impeccable; from a historical standpoint,she stands at the very cutting edge of understanding the modern world,and as a Black woman writer,her truth-telling,filled with beauty,tragedy,humour,and incisiveness,is unmatched. Jones is a writer's writer,and her influence is found everywhere
Her prose is intricate,mesmerizing,and endlessly inventive and subversiveA literary giant,and one of my absolute favourite writersGayl Jones is a literary legendJones's writing powerfully blends narrative and lyricism...Her imagination seems to thrive on outstripping one's expectationsEvery Jones publication is a major event,but this one is particularly precious. This wide ranging collection of short fiction is only the second by one of our most lauded literary authors. It includes two novella-length works and short stories that are diverse in every meaningful way possible. Jones's settings,which span time and geography,vary as much as the identities of her protagonists,which include women and men,Black,brown,and Indigenous people,artists and spies. The common threads are creativity and devastating insight
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