How to Escape from a Leper Colony: A Novella and Stories
By Tiphanie Yanique
Read by Dion Graham , Robin Miles , and Andrew Garman
Unabridged
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1 Format: Retail CD
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$42.99
ISBN: 9781664401990
| Runtime: | 7.75 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Like Gabriel GarcIa MArquez, Edwidge Danticat, and Maryse CondE before her, Tiphanie Yanique has crafted a debut collection that is heartbreaking, hilarious, and mesmerizing. Set mostly in the U.S. Virgin Islands, these lyrical and haunting stories are part oral history, part postcolonial narrative-but ultimately a loving portrait of a wholly unique place. ". magical and mystical tales ."-BooklistAuthor
Author Bio: Tiphanie Yanique
Tiphanie Yanique is a Caribbean fiction writer, poet and essayist, born in the US Virgin Islands. She is the author of the novel, Land of Love and Drowning, which garnered widespread critical acclaim. She is also the author of a collection of stories, How to Escape from a Leper Colony, which won her a listing as one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 under 35. She is a professor in the MFA program at the New School in New York City, where she is the 2015 recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award. She lives in New Rochelle, New York with her family.
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 7.75 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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