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My Monticello : fiction / Jocelyn Nicole Johnson.

Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole, (author.). Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole. Control negro. (Added Author). Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole. Virginia is not your home. (Added Author). Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole. Something sweet on their tongues. (Added Author). Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole. Buying a house ahead of the apocalypse. (Added Author). Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole. King of Xandria. (Added Author).

Summary:

"An irresistibly accessible yet startlingly bold book of short stories and a novella, inspired by Black lives in America and featuring the gripping eponymous work "My Monticello.""-- Provided by publisher.

Johnson's characters traverse Virginia's landscapes, still stained by some of America's most heinous acts, in pursuit of a place to call home. In each story, she reveals intimate moments within the nation's multitudes, featuring unforgettable characters who struggle beneath burdened inheritances yet manage to persist and love. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

ISBN: 9781250807151
ISBN: 1250807158
Physical Description: 210 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Control negro -- Virginia is not your home -- Something sweet on their tongues -- Buying a house ahead of the apocalypse -- The king of Xandria -- My Monticello.