The Office of Historical Corrections

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The Office of Historical Corrections

A Novella and Stories

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"Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and x-ray insights into the complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters' lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history. She introduces us to Black and multi-racial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief--all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively. Ultimately, she provokes us to think about the truths of American history - about who gets to tell them, and the cost of setting the record straight. In 'Boys Go to Jupiter' a white college student tries to reinvent herself after a photo of her in a confederate flag bikini goes viral. In 'Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain' a photojournalist is forced to confront her own losses while attending an old friend's unexpectedly dramatic wedding. And in the eye-opening title novella, a black scholar from Washington DC is drawn into a complex historical mystery that spans generations and puts her job, her love life, and her oldest friendship at risk."-- Provided by publisher.

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Riverhead Books
Language
English
Pages
288

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Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
2022, Pan Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Office of Historical Corrections
Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
2021, Pan Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Office of Historical Corrections
Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
2021, Penguin Publishing Group
in English
Cover of: Office of Historical Corrections
Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
2020, Penguin Publishing Group
in English
Cover of: The Office of Historical Corrections
The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
Nov 10, 2020, Riverhead Books
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Source title: The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories

Classifications

Library of Congress
PS3605.V3648A6 2021, PS3605.V3648 A6 2020

The Physical Object

Format
hardcover
Number of pages
288

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL28362803M
ISBN 10
1594487332
ISBN 13
9781594487330
LCCN
2019058284, 2019058285
OCLC/WorldCat
1141028570, 1141030250

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Work ID
OL20934961W

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