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The office of historical corrections : a novella and stories / Danielle Evans.

Evans, Danielle. (author.).

Summary:

"The award-winning author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self brings her signature voice and insight to the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history. Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and x-ray insights into the 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. She introduces us to 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"

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594487330
  • ISBN: 1594487332
  • Physical Description: 269 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

Citation/References Note:
Kirkus Reviews, September 15, 2020
Publishers Weekly, September 07, 2020
Library Journal, June 23, 2020
Library Journal Prepub Alert, May 13, 2020
Target Audience Note:
Adult Brodart.
Subject: Short stories, American > Women authors.
Short stories, American > African American authors.
Short stories.
Short stories, American.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library F EVANS APR 2021 39851001587543 Adult Fiction Copy hold Available -


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