Fiction Short Stories (single Author)
White Boys
Stories
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Initial publish date
- Jun 1999
- Category
- Short Stories (single author)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780805061710
- Publish Date
- Jun 1999
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
With a superb ear for the voices of his characters, and a spare but riveting prose, Reginald McKnight examines the plight of the outsider, the alien. He populates these funny, disturbing, and lyrical stories with an unforgettable chorus of cultural hybrids: an American anthropologist compiling proverbs and seeking a magic elixir in Senegal; a multiethnic community of military officers, recruits, and maintenance staff wrestling with their prejudices; two awkward young boys trying to navigatefriendship on a Louisiana army base. White Boys is Reginald McKnight's perfect evocation of America's literary heritage and ambition-an imaginative synergy of style, thought, and storytelling genius.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Reginald McKnight teaches at the University of Michigan. He has received an NEA Grant, an O. Henry Award, a Whiting Award, and the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. His previous work includes Moustapha's Eclipse, I Get on the Bus, The Kind of Light That Shines on Texas, and White Boys. He Sleeps is his most recent work.l