Insurrections
Rion Amilcar Scott
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Description for Insurrections
Hardback. Series: University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
A suicidal father looks to an older neighbor -- and the Cookie Monster -- for salvation and sanctuary as his life begins to unravel. A man seeking to save his estranged, drug-addicted brother from the city's underbelly confronts his own mortality. A chess match between a girl and her father turns into a master class about life, self-realization, and pride: "Now hold on little girl.... Chess is like real life. The white pieces go first so they got an advantage over the black pieces."
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A suicidal father looks to an older neighbor -- and the Cookie Monster -- for salvation and sanctuary as his life begins to unravel. A man seeking to save his estranged, drug-addicted brother from the city's underbelly confronts his own mortality. A chess match between a girl and her father turns into a master class about life, self-realization, and pride: "Now hold on little girl.... Chess is like real life. The white pieces go first so they got an advantage over the black pieces."
These are just a few glimpses into the world of the residents of the fictional ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813168180
SKU
V9780813168180
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About Rion Amilcar Scott
Rion Amilcar Scott teaches English at Bowie State University. He earned an MFA at George Mason University, where he won both the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award and a Completion Fellowship. His work has appeared in publications such as the Kenyon Review, Crab Orchard Review, PANK, The Rumpus, Fiction International, the Washington City Paper, The Toast, and ... Read more
Reviews for Insurrections
A wildly impressive and ambitious collection of stories, Rion Amilcar Scott's Insurrections affirms that it can be the smallest human choices - of tenderness, kindness, and cruelty, that make our people, and our world, what it is."" - Lisa Williams, Associate Professor of English at Centre College and author of Gazelle in the House. ... Read more