Whose Song?: And Other Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (763 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0872863751 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thomas Glave was born in the Bronx and grew up there and in Kingston, Jamaica. His fiction and essays have appeared in numerous literary journals and he is the editor of two anthologies of gay and lesbian writing.. Henry Prize and a Fulbright fellowship to Jamaica. His work has earned many honors, including an O
A true talent of the 21st century." — Gloria NaylorAuthor Thomas Glave is known for his stylistic brio and courageous explorations into the heavily mined territories of race and sexuality. His voice is strong and his technique dazzling as he cuts to the bone of what it means to be black in America, white in America, gay in America, and human in the world at large. This is a creative claim beyond 'authenticity' determined by skin color. They are brutal in some places, tender in others, but always honestly told. He also hasa that essential writer's ear for the way different people speak within their cultures, and wha their idiom gives away of their inhibitions and affirmations." — Nadine GordimerWhat a writer! What a book! Glave is a brilliant writer of startlingly fresh prose his stories are intricate tapestries of life rendered through a triumphant act of the imagination." — Clarence Major"Glave is an extraordinary
"an extraordinary stylist, whose rare insight, boundless courage, and fierce imagination make these stories resound long after you turn the last page." -- The Village Voice"A fiercely imagined debut — intensely lyric, driven by the desire, in the face of everything, for truth, justice, beauty." -- Carole Maso"His story snapped my head back. I knew within a few sentences that here was the real thing." -- David Lynn, editor Kenyon Review"This collection of short stories is heartstopping It may be as important to this century’s body of literature as Kafka’s Metamorphosis was to the last." -- Harry Belafonte"What a writer! What a book! Glave's stories are int
annoying The stories ramble on like a drunk friend boring you to tears with long drawn out stories. Even his writing style is annoying. I couldn't read much of each story before I disliked it enough to put it down.. Glave brings a new level of intensity to his work Thomas Glave forces us, through his work, to confront an intensity which often lies buried in our consciousness. The work is at times overwhelming due to the images conjured up such as the erotic and in some cases, the violent undertones (See stories on "Accidents. A Gifted Author Terrance H. Heath I had the pleasure of interviewing Thomas Glave for a local paper, and read his book in order to prepare for the interview. I'm reminded of something Toni Morrison said about her practice as a writer, and that is that she writes the kind of stories she would want