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The Nature of Longing (Paperback, Norton paperback ed)
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The eight stories in The Nature of Longing move beyond conventional
boundaries of race and gender to explore the universal desire to
belong. Avoiding easy answers, Alyce Miller probes the overlapping
worlds of blacks, whites, gays, and straights, all caught in the
ordinary human struggle to connect with parents, spouses, lovers,
friends, and children. In the title story, a gay librarian in
upstate New York is cruelly outed but finds comfort in the letter
of a man he's never met. In "Color Struck," a black mother in East
Oakland struggles with her inability to name, and thus to accept,
her albino daughter. In "Summer in Detroit," a black man, visiting
his ailing white grandmother, is forced to relive a personal
tragedy that occurred during the 1967 riots. The novella that
closes the book, "Dead Women," examines a young American woman's
search in Europe for romance that lasts beyond desire. Miller gives
substance to her characters' poignant longing, which manifests
itself in unexpected ways.
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Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 1997 |
First published: |
November 1995 |
Authors: |
Alyce Miller
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Dimensions: |
206 x 137 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
242 |
Edition: |
Norton paperback ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-31379-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-393-31379-4 |
Barcode: |
9780393313796 |
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