{"product_id":"9781529059458","title":"The Office of Historical Corrections : A Novella and Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Evans, Danielle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 20 January 2022 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 22 | 206g\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant . . . These stories are sly and prescient, a nuanced reflection of the world we are living in.' - Roxane Gay'Evans is blessed with perfect pitch.' - Tayari Jones'Sublime short stories of race, grief, and belonging . . . an extraordinary new collection.' New YorkerDanielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and X-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters' lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe meet Black and multi-racial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief - all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively. Ultimately, she provokes us to think about the truths of American history - about who gets to tell them, and the cost of setting the record straight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'Boys Go to Jupiter' a white college student tries to reinvent herself after a photo of her in a Confederate-flag bikini goes viral. In 'Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain' a photojournalist is forced to confront her own losses while attending an old friend's unexpectedly dramatic wedding. And in the eye-opening title novella, a Black scholar from Washington DC is drawn into a complex historical mystery that spans generations and puts her job, her love life, and her oldest friendship at risk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Evans, Danielle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465743208632,"sku":"9781529059458","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781529059458.jpg?v=1734707835","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781529059458","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}