Mean (Paperback)

Gurba is an extraordinary performer with an enthusiastic spoken word fan base, and the Mean's voice-driven quality should appeal to them directly Rather than a memoir, this is a nonfiction novel, a la How Should a Person Be-Gurba's life provides the plot points, but a novelistic impulse provides the frame. Gurba turns what might be tragic into piercing, revealing comedy, differentiating between "classic" (stranger rape) and "avant garde" (molestation by a classmate) sexual assault in a way that's in your face and unforgettable. Race, class, gender, and sexuality all break open in unexpected ways in Gurba's hands. This is a confident, funny, brassy book that takes the cost of sexual assault, racism, misogyny, and homophobia deadly seriously.

General

Imprint:	Coffee House Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2017
Authors:	Myriam Gurba
Dimensions:	209 x 139 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-56689-491-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Biography > Literary Promotions
LSN:	1-56689-491-3
Barcode:	9781566894913

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