Dead in Long Beach California

Venita Blackburn
Book - 2024

"A form-shifting and soul-crunching chronicle of grief and crisis, Venita Blackburn's debut novel, Dead in Long Beach, California, is a fleet-footed marvel of self-discovery and storytelling that explores the depths of humankind's capacity for harm and healing. With the daring, often hilarious imagination that made her an acclaimed short-fiction innovator, Blackburn crafts a layered, page-turning reckoning with what it means to be alive, dead, and somewhere in between." -- Publisher annotation.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blackburn, Venita (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : MCD / Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
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