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The Gilda stories : a novel / Jewelle Gomez.
LIBRA PS3557.O457 G5 1991
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gomez, Jewelle, 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vampires--Fiction.
- Vampires.
- African Americans--Fiction.
- African Americans.
- Lesbians--Fiction.
- Lesbians.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Horror tales.
- Horror fiction.
- Booksellers' labels (Provenance)
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (inscription) (Banks Collection copy)
- Gomez, Jewelle, 1948- (autograph) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 252 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, N.Y. : Firebrand Books, [1991]
- Summary:
- About The Gilda Stories.
- "This intriguing vampire yarn features well-developed characters and philosophical excursions upon the angst of perpetual outsiderhood and the very human quest for companionship and love". -- ALA Booklist.
- About Forty-Three Septembers.
- "In this collection of 15 personal essays ... words flow with an ease, honesty, and intellect that is mesmerizing". -- Library Journal.
- Popular, respected, and widely published author Jewelle Gomez combines exciting new work with classic stories in this memorable collection of short fiction.
- As in The Gilda Stories, her acclaimed Black lesbian vampire novel, Don't Explain is marked by the writer's trademark rich, highly sensual language. Here, too, we find a layering of themes: the complexities of relationships exploring racial, class, and generational boundaries; the abuse of children; the hunger for love and connection.
- Well-versed in the traditions of African-American writing, Gomez moves from lesbian life in Boston in the 1960s (the title story) to a futuristic fantasy, "Houston", a previously unpublished Gilda story. The centerpiece novella, "Lynx and Strand", explores some of the darkest dreams and fears of American culture as we hurtle toward the millenium.
- The breadth of Jewelle Gomez's literary reach is amply illustrated, as she continues to entice and entertain her readers in Don't Explain with her sweetly erotic excursions and encompassing vision.
- Contents:
- Louisiana: 1850
- Yerba Buena: 1890
- Rosebud, Missouri: 1921
- South End: 1955
- Off-Broadway: 1971
- Down by the Riverside: 1981
- Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: 2020
- Land of Enchantment: 2050.
- Notes:
- Lambda Literary Awards - Lesbian Fiction, Winner, 1992
- Lambda Literary Awards - Lesbian Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror, Winner, 1992
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- Banks Collection copy inscribed "For Joanna Banks. Thanks for you appreciate of all our work. Love, Jewelle Gomez 5/91".
- Other Format:
- Online version: Gomez, Jewelle, 1948- Gilda stories.
- ISBN:
- 0932379958
- 9780932379955
- 093237994X
- 9780932379948
- 1563411407
- 9781563411403
- OCLC:
- 23286643
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