Cutting Edge
Noir stories by women
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pushkin Press
Published:5th Nov '20
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In the old days, all werewolves were men. Margaret Atwood In this slyly subversive noir anthology, Joyce Carol Oates has invited some of the world's most celebrated authors to take their shot at the patriarchy. A fatal trip to the pool, a company that supplies 'the one black friend' to racist clients, a decapitation of a local political figure - these stories present a fresh and timely take on the gendered status quo. Featuring stories and poems from Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, Valerie Martin, Aimee Bender, Edwidge Danticat, Sheila Kohler, S.A. Solomon, S.J. Rozan, Lucy Taylor, Cassandra Khaw, Bernice L. McFadden, Jennifer Morales, Elizabeth McCracken, Livia Llewellyn, Lisa Lim, and Steph Cha.
'The 15 stories and six poems in this slim yet weighty all-original noir anthology... are razor-sharp and relentless in their portrayal of life, offering snapshots of dysfunctional, everyday toil, and brief joy' - Publishers Weekly
'This collection enlivens... flattened archetypes by retelling the noir narrative from the new perspectives of teenage girls, women hired hands, and mothers.' - Book Riot
'Goes a long way towards supplying candidates for an emerging canon' - Kirkus Reviews
ISBN: 9781782276517
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240 pages