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In Amina Gautier's Brooklyn, some kids make it and some kids don't, but not in simple ways or for stereotypical reasons. Gautier's stories explore the lives of young African Americans who might all be classified as ""at-risk, "" yet who encounter different opportun...

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1. Verfasser: Gautier, Amina, 1977-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.
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Zusammenfassung:In Amina Gautier's Brooklyn, some kids make it and some kids don't, but not in simple ways or for stereotypical reasons. Gautier's stories explore the lives of young African Americans who might all be classified as ""at-risk, "" yet who encounter different opportunities and dangers in their particular neighborhoods and schools and who see life through the lens of different family experiences. Gautier's focus is on quiet daily moments, even in extraordinary lives; her characters do not stand as emblems of a subculture but live and breathe as people. In ""The Ease of Living, "" the young teen Jaso
Beschreibung:1 online resource ([vii], 154 pages)
ISBN:9780820341323
0820341320
1283267896
9781283267892
9786613267894
6613267899

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