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Discover *Fat Time and Other Stories*, a groundbreaking collection that delves deep into Black lives across history and speculative futures. This innovative book, by acclaimed author Jeffery Renard Allen, presents reimagined figures like Jimi Hendrix and Muhammad Ali alongside wholly unique characters navigating the complexities of urban life. With intertwining narratives exploring themes of love, identity, and creativity, Allen offers a lens into America’s past, present, and future through the intricate blend of speculative history and the harsh realities of Black experiences. Critics have lauded this unique storytelling approach, recognizing its potential to transform perspectives on race and culture in literature. Echoing the rich traditions of literary giants like Ralph Ellison and Ishmael Reed, Allen pushes boundaries while boldly forging his own literary path. The African concept of circular time in this collection signifies that the past, present, and future coexist, inviting readers to engage in a profound examination of existence. *Fat Time and Other Stories* is not just a book; it's an experience that provides insight into the delicate balance of life's dualities, making it a must-read for those interested in contemporary African American literature. Grab your copy and immerse yourself in a narrative that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781644452394 Year: 2023 Publisher: St Martins Press.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781644452394
Year: 2023
Publisher: St Martins Press
Description:
A ferocious, innovative story collection about Black lives in the past, present, and future
"A potentially transformative exhibition of visionary storytelling."—Kirkus Reviews, *Starred*
In Fat Time and Other Stories, Jimi Hendrix, Francis Bacon, the boxer Jack Johnson, Miles Davis, and a space-age Muhammad Ali find themselves in the otherworldly hands of Jeffery Renard Allen, reimagined and transformed to bring us news of America in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Along with them are characters of Allen’s invention: two teenagers in an unnamed big city who stumble through a down-low relationship; an African preachervisits a Christian religious retreat to speak on the evils of fornication in an Italian villa importedto America by Abraham Lincoln; and an albino revolutionary who struggles with leading his people into conflict.
The two strands in this brilliant story collection—speculative history and tender, painful depictions of Black life in urban America—are joined by African notions of circular time in which past, present, and future exist all at once. Here the natural and supernatural, the sacred and the profane, the real and fantastical, destruction and creation are held in delicate and tense balance. Allen’s work has been said to extend the tradition of Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, Henry Roth, and Ishmael Reed, but he is blazing his own path through American literature. Fat Time and Other Stories brilliantly shows the range and depth of his imagination.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781644452394
Year: 2023
Publisher: St Martins Press
Description:
A ferocious, innovative story collection about Black lives in the past, present, and future
"A potentially transformative exhibition of visionary storytelling."—Kirkus Reviews, *Starred*
In Fat Time and Other Stories, Jimi Hendrix, Francis Bacon, the boxer Jack Johnson, Miles Davis, and a space-age Muhammad Ali find themselves in the otherworldly hands of Jeffery Renard Allen, reimagined and transformed to bring us news of America in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Along with them are characters of Allen’s invention: two teenagers in an unnamed big city who stumble through a down-low relationship; an African preachervisits a Christian religious retreat to speak on the evils of fornication in an Italian villa importedto America by Abraham Lincoln; and an albino revolutionary who struggles with leading his people into conflict.
The two strands in this brilliant story collection—speculative history and tender, painful depictions of Black life in urban America—are joined by African notions of circular time in which past, present, and future exist all at once. Here the natural and supernatural, the sacred and the profane, the real and fantastical, destruction and creation are held in delicate and tense balance. Allen’s work has been said to extend the tradition of Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, Henry Roth, and Ishmael Reed, but he is blazing his own path through American literature. Fat Time and Other Stories brilliantly shows the range and depth of his imagination.