It occurs to me that I am America : new stories and art
by
 
Santlofer, Jonathan, 1946- author, editor.

Title
: 
It occurs to me that I am America : new stories and art

Author
: 
Santlofer, Jonathan, 1946- author, editor.
 
Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971- writer of introduction.
 
Alvarez, Julia, author.
 
Banks, Russell, 1940-2023, author.
 
Kent, J. A., 1952- artist.
 
Broyard, Bliss, author.
 
Carter, Stephen L., 1954- author.
 
Fischl, Eric, 1948- artist.
 
Child, Lee, author.
 
Hawkins, Bridget, 1996- artist.
 
Clark, Mary Higgins, author.
 
Cunningham, Michael, 1952- author.
 
Di Ionno, Mark, author.
 
Dunn, Anna, author.
 
Chast, Roz, artist.
 
Erdrich, Louise, author.
 
Flournoy, Angela, author.
 
Sikander, Shahzia, 1969- artist.
 
Frank, Elizabeth, 1945- author.
 
Gaiman, Neil, author.
 
Gourevitch, Philip, 1961- author.
 
Hannaham, James, author.
 
Pond, Mimi, artist.
 
Hoffman, Alice, author.
 
Isaacs, Susan, 1943- author.
 
Crile, Susan, 1942- artist.
 
Jen, Gish, author.
 
Jin, Ha, 1956- author.
 
King, Lily, author.
 
Kohler, Sheila, author.
 
Smith, Jaune Quick-to-See, 1940- artist.
 
Lipman, Elinor, author.
 
Maynard, Joyce, 1953- author.
 
Minot, Susan, author.
 
Mosley, Walter, author.
 
Minter, Marilyn, 1948- artist.
 
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- author.
 
Spiegelman, Art, artist.
 
Paretsky, Sara, author.
 
McIver, Beverly, artist.
 
Piazza, Tom, 1955- author.
 
Pitlor, Heidi, author.
 
Rozan, S. J., author.
 
Russo, Richard, 1949- author.
 
Orner, Eric, artist.
 
Strout, Elizabeth, author.
 
Kass, Deborah, 1952- artist.
 
Theroux, Paul, author.
 
Storey, David, 1954- artist.
 
Torres, Justin, 1980- author.
 
Walker, Alice, 1944- author.
 
White, Edmund, 1940- author.

Summary
: 
"In time for the one-year anniversary of the Trump Inauguration and the Women's March, this provocative, unprecedented anthology features original short stories from thirty bestselling and award-winning authors--including Alice Walker, Richard Russo, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Cunningham, Mary Higgins Clark, and Lee Child--with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen"-- Provided by publisher.

Edition
: 
First Touchstone hardcover edition.

Contents
: 
Foreword / Introduction / Speak! Speak! / Oh, Canada / Blackout / Party / Compline / Scenes from late paradise: stupidity ; Late America / New blank document / Tell her anyway / Veterans Day / Atonement / Intersections / Third twin / Politics / Balancing acts / The Miss April Houses / The world is yours, the world is mine ; The many faces of Islam / Fires / Hate for sale / Unaccountable / White baby / Your sacred American rights bingo / In the trees / Getting somewhere / Guantánamo, ERF team: making prisoner in the eye ; Guantánamo, ERF team: waterboarding prisoner / Mr. Crime and punishment and war and peace / Finally I am American at heart / Arlington street / The harlot and the murderer: Sonia's story / Starry starry night ; Trade canoe: forty days and forty nights / "People are people" / The trout fisherman / Listen / Between storms / Our cuntry needs you ; Tic-tac-toe ; Deep frost / "Good news!" / Island of tears... ; Island of hope! ; Ghost of Ellis Island / Safety first / Look away ; Loving in black & white / Bystanders (April 2003) / Lucky girl / If they come in the morning / Top step / The ugliest American alphabet / Hope / The walk / Vote Hillary / Stop & shop / Little house on the prairie holding company LLC / The way we read now / Don't despair / Learning American values / Letter from Anthony D. Romero -- Acknowledgments -- Permissions.

Physical Description
: 
xix, 374 pages ; illustrations (some color), 24 cm

Genre
: 
Short stories.

Subject Term
: 
American fiction -- 21st century.

Author(s)
: 
Santlofer, Jonathan, 1946-
 
Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-
 
Alvarez, Julia,
 
Banks, Russell, 1940-2023,
 
Kent, J. A., 1952-
 
Broyard, Bliss,
 
Carter, Stephen L., 1954-
 
Fischl, Eric, 1948-
 
Child, Lee,
 
Hawkins, Bridget, 1996-
 
Clark, Mary Higgins,
 
Cunningham, Michael, 1952-
 
Di Ionno, Mark,
 
Dunn, Anna,
 
Chast, Roz,
 
Erdrich, Louise,
 
Flournoy, Angela,
 
Sikander, Shahzia, 1969-
 
Frank, Elizabeth, 1945-
 
Gaiman, Neil,
 
Gourevitch, Philip, 1961-
 
Hannaham, James,
 
Pond, Mimi,
 
Hoffman, Alice,
 
Isaacs, Susan, 1943-
 
Crile, Susan, 1942-
 
Jen, Gish,
 
Jin, Ha, 1956-
 
King, Lily,
 
Kohler, Sheila,
 
Smith, Jaune Quick-to-See, 1940-
 
Lipman, Elinor,
 
Maynard, Joyce, 1953-
 
Minot, Susan,
 
Mosley, Walter,
 
Minter, Marilyn, 1948-
 
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
 
Spiegelman, Art,
 
Paretsky, Sara,
 
McIver, Beverly,
 
Piazza, Tom, 1955-
 
Pitlor, Heidi,
 
Rozan, S. J.,
 
Russo, Richard, 1949-
 
Orner, Eric,
 
Strout, Elizabeth,
 
Kass, Deborah, 1952-
 
Theroux, Paul,
 
Storey, David, 1954-
 
Torres, Justin, 1980-
 
Walker, Alice, 1944-
 
White, Edmund, 1940-

Publisher
: 
Touchstone,

Publication Date
: 
2018

ISBN
: 
9781501179600

Publication Information
: 
New York : Touchstone, 2018.
 
©2018

Call Number
: 
813 IT


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