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Shut up, you're pretty : stories / Téa Mutonji.
"In Tea Mutonji's disarming debut story collection, a woman contemplates her Congolese traditions during a family wedding, a teenage girl looks for happiness inside a pack of cigarettes, a mother reconnects with her daughter through their shared interest in fish, and a young woman decides to shave her head in the waiting room of an abortion clinic.These punchy, sharply observed stories blur the lines between longing and choosing, exploring the narrator's experience as an involuntary one. Tinged with pathos and humour, they interrogate the moments in which femininity, womanness, and identity are not only questioned but also imposed."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781551527550 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 135 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia : VS. Books, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Short stories. |
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| Genre: | Short stories. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Muton | 31681010357838 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | FIC Muton | 31681010357846 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
- Perseus Publishing
A high-wire collection of darkly humorous stories about a young woman floating in and out of her skin, trying on identities imposed on her by others. - Perseus Publishing
Winner, Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction (Publishing Triangle); Finalist, Rogers Writers Trust of Canada Fiction Prize
In Téa Mutonjiâs disarming debut story collection, a woman contemplates her Congolese traditions during a family wedding, a teenage girl looks for happiness inside a pack of cigarettes, a mother reconnects with her daughter through their shared interest in fish, and a young woman decides on shaving her head in the waiting room of an abortion clinic.
These punchy, sharply observed stories blur the lines between longing and choosing, exploring the narratorâs experience as an involuntary one. Tinged with pathos and humor, they interrogate the moments in which femininity, womanness, and identity are not only questioned but also imposed.
Shut Up Youâre Pretty is the first book to be published under VS. Books, a series of books curated and edited by writer-musician Vivek Shraya featuring work by new and emerging Indigenous or Black writers, or writers of color.
