Dr. King's Refrigerator

von Charles Johnson

144 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

From National Book Award–winning author Charles Johnson comes a sly, witty, and insightful collection of short stories exploring issues of race and identity.In “Sweet Dreams,” a Kafkaesque tale is set in a world where dreams are taxed—a reality that leads to a man and his dreamlife being audited. In “Cultural Relativity,” a young woman falls in love with the son of the president of an African nation—but is forbidden to ever kiss him. A deeply humane story, “Dr. King's Refrigerator” offers a remarkable glimpse into Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and his refrigerator. “Kwoon” is a graceful and illuminating story about a martial arts teacher on Chicago's South Side.Compassionate and amusing, thought-provoking and richly imagined, Dr. King's Refrigerator and Other Bedtime Stories is a wonderful and compelling collection from one of America's most beloved authors.

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• Themen: Belletristik Allgemein, nicht nach Genre
• ISBN: 9780743264549
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.11.2011
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Scribner