We are a haunting : a novel / Tyriek White.
| Author/creator |
White, Tyriek, 1991- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Astra House, [2023] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2023 |
| Description | 252 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Abstract | "We Are a Haunting is a debut coming-of-age novel that mixes magical realism and the Southern Gothic and follows three generations of East New Yorkers struggling to maintain a connection to their history"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | Over thirty years, a family of East New Yorkers struggles to maintain a connection to their history. Grandma Audrey, herself a living ancestor among the speaking dead, is about to lose her apartment; her indelible and vivacious daughter Key dies young after serving the Black women of her neighborhood, leaving behind a grieving son, Colly, who holds deep-seated disdain for a community to which he has no choice but to be accountable. In the '80s, Key's life consisted of nightclubs and enchantment. While training as a doula, she discovered that for her, the dead are much closer than expected. Learning to speak both to and for them, Key formed a connection between passed and living family members. After her death, Colly discovers that he shares the same sacred gift his mother had. After college Colly returns to East New York to work with community organizers addressing structural neglect and the crumbling NYCHA blocks: he seeks to do what he can for the people that mean the most to him. -- adapted from jacket and Goodreads |
| Awards note | Winner, Center for Fiction First Novel Prize |
| Genre/form | Magic realist fiction. |
| Genre/form | Ghost stories. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| Genre/form | Ghost stories |
| Genre/form | Fiction |
| Genre/form | Magic realist fiction |
| Genre/form | Novels |
| Genre/form | Magic realist fiction. |
| Genre/form | Ghost stories. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| Genre/form | Social problem fiction. |
| LCCN | 2022049819 |
| ISBN | 9781662601712 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1662601719 hardcover |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | Ronnie Barnes African American Collection | PS3623.H579435 W4 2023 | Featured Display - First Floor Reading Lounge | Want This? |