Damned If I Do

Damned If I Do
Percival Everett, Irenosen Okojie
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 224pg
18 Mar 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781910312599
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An artist, a cop, a cowboy, several fly fishermen and even a reluctant romance novelist inhabit these revealing and often hilarious stories. An old man ends up in a high-speed chase with the cops after stealing the car that blocks the garbage bin at his apartment building. A stranger gets a job at a sandwich shop and fixes everything in sight: a manual mustard dispenser, a mouthful of crooked teeth, thirty-two parking tickets and a sexual identity problem. Everett skewers race, class, identity, surrealism and much more in this exceptional work. Published for the first time in the UK, this is truly a masterful short story collection from a genius of American storytelling. The book is introduced by critically acclaimed British author, Irenosen Okojie.
"Everett is a clever writer with a gift for parody and a formidable library in his head. "-The Washington Post; "It' s hard to pigeonhole Percival Everett. Working between the traditions of the academy and the African American tall tale, he writes with a sharp satirical voice only predictable in its provocation. "-Playboy; "Everett' s Damned if I Do should be a treat for both his devotees and the uninitiated. These dozen stories exhibit his characteristically sardonic humor and his well-modulated moral outrage, as well as a masterful command of narrative. "-San Francisco Chronicle; "What makes Everett' s prose stand out from others in high literary circles is how its intense intellect is harnessed by a playful and grounded aesthetic. . . Bring this book with you during your travels in the new year. The ride will go by in a snap. "-The Seattle Times
Percival Everett is the author of thirty books, including So Much Blue, Percival Everett by Virgil Russell, Erasure, and I Am Not Sidney Poitier. He has received the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and the PEN Center USA Award for Fiction. He lives in Los Angeles.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781910312599
Published: 18 Mar 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Influx Press
Publisher: Influx Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 224

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