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Author: Sidik Fofana ,
Joniece Abbott-Pratt ,
Nile Bullock ,
Sidik Fofana
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Audio
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 14.00cm
Weight: 0.181kg
ISBN: 9781797145044
ISBN 10: 1797145045
Publication Date: 16 August 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Nothing short of revelatory. Buy this book, and prepare to be blasted by the brilliance inside. -- Ben Fountain, author of Beautiful Country Burn Again
"Captivating...vividly and desperately authentic. -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"" It's impossible not to get sucked into this debut effort. -- ""Essence"" The portraits are conveyed in tight-woven, propulsive, rhythmically rich vernacular. -- ""Library Journal (starred review)"" The residents of a low-income high-rise apartment building in Harlem form the beating heart of Fofana's dynamic debut collection...These engrossing and gritty stories of tenuous living in a gentrifying America enchant. -- ""Publisher's Weekly (starred review)"" What [Fofana] does with these stories and with our beautiful, bottomless American language is nothing short of revelatory. Buy this book, and prepare to be blasted by the brilliance inside. -- ""Ben Fountain, author of Beautiful Country Burn Again"""
Captivating...vividly and desperately authentic. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) It's impossible not to get sucked into this debut effort. -- Essence The portraits are conveyed in tight-woven, propulsive, rhythmically rich vernacular. -- Library Journal (starred review) The residents of a low-income high-rise apartment building in Harlem form the beating heart of Fofana's dynamic debut collection...These engrossing and gritty stories of tenuous living in a gentrifying America enchant. -- Publisher's Weekly (starred review) What [Fofana] does with these stories and with our beautiful, bottomless American language is nothing short of revelatory. Buy this book, and prepare to be blasted by the brilliance inside. -- Ben Fountain, author of Beautiful Country Burn Again
Author Information
Sidik Fofana, a graduate of New York University's MFA degree program, is a public-school teacher in Brooklyn, New York. His work has appeared in the Sewanee Review and Granta. He was named a fellow at the Center for Fiction in 2018. Stories from the Tenants Downstairs, his debut short story collection composed of eight narratives about residents of a fictional building in Harlem, has received three starred reviews. Sidik Fofana, a graduate of New York University's MFA degree program, is a public-school teacher in Brooklyn, New York. His work has appeared in the Sewanee Review and Granta. He was named a fellow at the Center for Fiction in 2018. Stories from the Tenants Downstairs, his debut short story collection composed of eight narratives about residents of a fictional building in Harlem, has received three starred reviews. With an MFA in acting from the University of Iowa, Joniece Abbott-Pratt has performed on regional theater stages across the country, including The Public Theater in New York City. She has also appeared on numerous television shows, including The Good Fight, Law and Order: SVU, Luke Cage, and Orange Is the New Black. Bahni Turpin is an experienced audiobook narrator and actress who has appeared in numerous television productions as well as films. An ensemble member of the Cornerstone Theater Company, she also works as a yoga instructor. She currently resides in Los Angeles, where she founded the SoLA Food Co-op. Dominic Hoffman is a Los Angeles-based actor of stage, screen, and television. With a degree in English literature, he has appeared in such television shows as The Shield, NYPD Blue, and The Jamie Foxx Show. He attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts as well as the American Conservatory Theater.
