{"product_id":"closure-contemporary-black-british-short-stories-paperback","title":"Closure: Contemporary Black British Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacob Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom well-known and award-winning authors--including Bernardine Evaristo, Fred D'Aguiar, and Leone Ross--to previous unpublished writers, this ambitious and intriguing anthology of short stories showcases each author's most challenging work. These works from writers who are happy to describe themselves as Black British, have a rich variety of styles, forms, and themes, from raw realism, the erotic, and elegant economy, to the fanciful, humorous, and the tender. The contributors to Closure display a keen awareness of the short story form in all its contemporary possibilities as a way of telling and finding a form for the writer's vision. These are stories about the ways in which we do and do not love, unrequited yearnings, the quiet and often hidden violence in our lives, moments of epiphany, and the precious occasions of jubilation and uplift. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacob Ross\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate editor at Peepal Tree Press and at \u003ci\u003eSABLE LitMag\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of two acclaimed short story collections, \u003ci\u003eSong for Simone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Way to Catch the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDust\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003ePynter Bender\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer's Prize and was named book of the year by \u003ci\u003eCaribbean Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765413413152,"sku":"9781845232887","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2ab0124cad840d3a0c7bb098a2c5d69a.webp?v=1780268836","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/closure-contemporary-black-british-short-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}