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Mosley, Walter.
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Men, Black -- Fiction.
Interpersonal communication -- Fiction.
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Mosley, Walter.
Men, Black -- Fiction.
Interpersonal communication -- Fiction.
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The
awkward
black
man
:
stories
/ Walter Mosley.
by
Mosley, Walter.
Grove Press, 2020.
Call #:
FICTION MOS
Subjects
Men,
Black
-- Fiction.
Interpersonal communication -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780802149565 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
328 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
The good news is -- Pet fly -- Almost Alyce -- Starting over -- Leading from the affair -- Cut, cut, cut -- Between storms -- The
black
woman in the Chinese hat -- Local hero -- Otis -- Showdown on the Hudson -- Breath -- Reply to a dead
man
-- The letter -- Haunted -- The sin of dreams -- An unlikely series of conversations.
Summary:
"Author Walter Mosley has proven himself a master of narrative tension, both with his extraordinary fiction and gripping writing for television. The
Awkward
Black
Man
collects seventeen of Mosley's most accomplished short
stories
to display the full range of his remarkable talent. Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories-heroes who are
awkward
, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved, and, on the whole, odd. He overturns the stereotypes that corral
black
male characters and paints a subtle, powerful portrait of each of these unique individuals. In "The Good News Is," a
man
's insecurity about his weight gives way to a serious illness and the intense loneliness that accompanies it. Deeply vulnerable, he allows himself to be taken advantage of in return for a little human comfort in a raw display of true need. "Pet Fly" follows a
man
working as a mailroom clerk for a big company-and the unforeseen repercussions he endures when he attempts to forge a connection beyond the one he has with the fly buzzing around his apartment. And "Almost Alyce" chronicles failed loves, family loss, alcoholism, and a Zen approach to the art of begging that proves surprisingly effective. Touching and contemplative, each of these unexpected
stories
offers the best of one of our most gifted writers"--Publisher.
Genre:
Black
fiction.
Short
stories
.
Literary fiction.
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