Moon and the Mars
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Seven Stories Press, [2021].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781644211038, 1644211033
Physical Desc
585 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : Seven Stories Press, [2021].
Language
English
ISBN
9781644211038, 1644211033
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-585).
Description
""Rarely does one encounter a book that can so profoundly change a reader. Moon and the Mars is that book. Corthron, a true heir to James Baldwin, presents a startlingly original exposure of the complex roots of American racism and classism as well as a sweeping exploration of love in all its myriad forms. The best work of fiction I have read in many years." -Naomi Wallace, MacArthur "Genius" Playwriting Fellow and author of One Flea Spare Set in the impoverished Five Points district of New York City in the years 1857-1863, we experience neighborhood life through the eyes of Theo from childhood to adolescence, an orphan living between the homes of her Black and Irish grandmothers. Throughout her formative years, Theo witnesses everything from the creation of tap dance to P.T. Barnum's sensationalist museum to the draft riots that tear NYC asunder, amidst the daily maelstrom of Five Points work, hardship, and camaraderie. Meanwhile, white America's attitudes towards people of color and slavery are shifting-painfully, transformationally-as the nation divides and marches to war. Corthron's first novel, The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter, won the coveted First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction in 2016. It was championed by Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Thanh Nguyen, Robin D.G. Kelley, and Angela Y. Davis, among many others, and received rave reviews in The New York Times Book Review, where it was an Editor's Choice, The Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere"--,Provided by publisher.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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East Hanover Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION CORTHRON | Available |
Florham Park Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION CORTHRON | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Corthron, K. (2021). Moon and the Mars . Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Corthron, Kia. 2021. Moon and the Mars. Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Corthron, Kia. Moon and the Mars Seven Stories Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Corthron, Kia. Moon and the Mars Seven Stories Press, 2021.
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