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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809209803321

Autore

Johnson Dana <1967->

Titolo

Break any woman down : stories / / by Dana Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, : University of Georgia Press, c2001

ISBN

0-8203-4485-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

157 p

Collana

Flannery O'Connor award for short fiction Break any woman down

Disciplina

813/.6

Soggetti

Short stories, American

United States Social life and customs 20th century Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Winner of the Flannery O'Connor award for short fiction."

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- break any woman down -- contents -- melvin in the sixth grade -- three ladies sipping tea in a persian garden -- break any woman down -- mouthful of sorrow -- hot pepper -- clay's thinking -- bars -- something to remember me by -- markers -- acknowledgments -- the flannery o'connor award for short fiction.

Sommario/riassunto

Johnson explores race, identity, and alienation with unflinching honesty and vibrant language. Hip and seductive, her stories often feature women discovering their identities through sexual and emotional intimacy with the men in their lives.