{"product_id":"heads-of-the-colored-people-by-nafissa-thompson-spires","title":"Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires","description":"\u003cp\u003eA satirical and daring collection of short stories exploring black life from one of America's rising stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Makes you shake your head in delight... Her stories feel simultaneously like the poke of a stick and a comforting balm; a smack followed by a kiss. I’m so into it' Bim Adewunmi, Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeads of the Colored People interrogates our supposedly post-racial era to wicked and devastating effect, exposing the violence that threatens black Americans, no matter their apparent success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA teenager is insidiously bullied as her YouTube following soars; an assistant professor finds himself losing a subtle war against his office mate; a nurse is worn down by the demand for her skills as a funeral singer. And across a series of stories, a young woman grows up, negotiating and renegotiating her identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis electric collection of short stories marks the arrival of a remarkable writer and an urgent new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction 2019*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2019*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44056633409610,"sku":"6933k","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6933k.jpg?v=1786510269","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/heads-of-the-colored-people-by-nafissa-thompson-spires","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}