Read more
Zusatztext Mitchell S Jackson's traumatic debut novel is written in a heightened, lyrical prose style inspired by the local vernacular. He brings to his narrative not just first-hand experience, but a profound compassion for the deadbeat dads, neglectful mothers, pimps, whores and dealers whose chaotic, intersecting lives form the basis of the story Informationen zum Autor Mitchell S. Jackson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He holds a masters in writing from Portland State University and an MFA from New York University. Jackson has received a Whiting Award and the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. The Residue Years was also a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize and the Hurston Wright Legacy Award. Jackson has been awarded fellowships from TED, the Lannan Foundation and the Centre for Fiction. He teaches writing at NYU and Columbia. Klappentext Winner of the Whiting Writers' Award Winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence Praise for The Residue Years 'Powerful . . . Jackson's prose has a spoken-word cadence, the language flying off the page with percussive energy . . . There is warmth and wit and a hard-won wisdom about the intersection of race and poverty in America' Roxane Gay, New York Times Book Review 'A wrenchingly beautiful debut by a writer to be reckoned with, The Residue Years marks the beginning of a most promising career' Jesmyn Ward, author of Sing, Unburied, Sing 'This novel is written with a breathtaking, exhilarating assurance and wit. Terrific' The Times 'A raw heartwreck of a novel . . . one of the fictional families I have cared about most' Amy Hempel, author of The Collected Stories 'Powerful . . . full of impossible hope . . . There is warmth and wit and a hard-won wisdom' Roxane Gay, New York Times Book Review Zusammenfassung 'Powerful . . . full of impossible hope . . . There is warmth and wit and a hard-won wisdom' Roxane Gay, New York Times Book Review...
