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Heads of the Colored People

Nafissa Thompson-Spires

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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. Heads of the Colored People was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction 2019 and shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2019.

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Publisher
Random House
ISBN-13
9781473548763
Genre
Fiction
Topics
Black identity in AmericaSatire of race relationsComing of age

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