Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
173 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Cocoon -- Beg borrow steal -- Mercury forges -- Caesara Pittman, or a negress of god -- Bigsby -- Rhinoceros -- Ghetto University -- Token -- Pie man. |
Summary |
"These perspectival, character-driven stories center on the margins and are deeply rooted in New Orleanian culture. In "Beg Borrow Steal," a boy relishes time spent helping his father find work after just coming home from prison; in "Ghetto University," a couple whose been struggling financially turn to crime after hitting rock bottom; in "Before I Let You Go," a woman who's been in NOLA for generations fights to keep her home; in "Fast hands, Fast Feet," an army vet and a runaway teen find companionship while sleeping under a bridge; in "Mercury Forges," a flash fiction piece among several in the collection, a group of men hurriedly make their way to a home where an elderly gentleman lives, trying to reach him before the water from Hurricane Katrina does; and in the title story, a young man works the street corners of the French Quarter, trying to achieve a freedom not meant for him"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject(S) |
Short stories.
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New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction.
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Fiction.
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Added Title |
The ones who do not say they love you |
ISBN |
9780593133408 (hardcover) |
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0593133404 (hardcover) |
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