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Title: Slapboxing With Jesus. Language: English. Number of Pages: 224. Weight: 0.57 lbs. Publication Date: 1999-10-05.

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Twelve original and interconnected stories in the traditions of Junot Díaz and Sherman Alexie. Victor D. LaValle's astonishing, violent, and funny debut offers harrowing glimpses at the vulnerable lives of young people who struggle not only to come of age, but to survive the city streets. In "ancient history," two best friends graduating from high school fight to be the one to leave first for a better world; each one wants to be the fortunate son. In "pops," an African-American boy meets his father, a white cop from Connecticut, and tries not to care. And in "kids on colden street," a boy is momentarily uplifted by the arrival of a younger sister only to discover that brutality leads only to brutality in the natural order of things. Written with raw candor, grit, and a cautious heart, slapboxing with jesus introduces an exciting and bold new craftsman of contemporary fiction. LaValle's voices echo long after their stories are told.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375705902
ISBN-13
9780375705908
eBay Product ID (ePID)
523321

Product Key Features

Book Title
Slapboxing with Jesus
Author
Victor Lavalle
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Urban, Short Stories (Single Author), Coming of Age
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ps3562.A8458s58 1999
Reviews
"Victor D. LaValle is a miracle. He's funny and tragic, he has an eye as sharp as a gem cutter's. He is the rarest of breeds, a natural artist."--Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours "Once in a long while, a new voice in fiction rings so true that we must pay attention. Victor D. LaValle transforms streetsmart reality into an urban poetry of endurance. An energy and surprising humor informs LaValle's collection in which each beautifully observed, perfectly heard story builds toward a fierce affirmation still possible in art."--Maureen Howard, author of A Lover's Almanac, "Victor D. LaValle is a miracle. He's funny and tragic, he has an eye as sharp as a gem cutter's. He is the rarest of breeds, a natural artist."--Michael Cunningham, author ofThe Hours "Once in a long while, a new voice in fiction rings so true that we must pay attention. Victor D. LaValle transforms streetsmart reality into an urban poetry of endurance. An energy and surprising humor informs LaValle's collection in which each beautifully observed, perfectly heard story builds toward a fierce affirmation still possible in art."--Maureen Howard, author ofA Lover's Almanac, "Victor D. LaValle is a miracle. He's funny and tragic, he has an eye as sharp as a gem cutter's. He is the rarest of breeds, a natural artist." --Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours "Once in a long while, a new voice in fiction rings so true that we must pay attention. Victor D. LaValle transforms streetsmart reality into an urban poetry of endurance. An energy and surprising humor informs LaValle's collection in which each beautifully observed, perfectly heard story builds toward a fierce affirmation still possible in art." --Maureen Howard, author of A Lover's Almanac
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
99-026222
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Series
Vintage Contemporaries Ser.
Dewey Edition
21

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