Break any woman down / stories by Dana Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Dana, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.

United States.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

157 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2001]

Summary:

Break Any Woman Down explores nuances of race, class, and gender from the freshest, most unexpected vantage point since Sapphire's Push.

In one story, Avery, an eleven-year-old from South Central Los Angeles, confronts the dislocation of moving to a white suburb. In another, La Donna, a black stripper, decides to leave her white boyfriend. In a third, a girl witnesses her uncle throw out a girlfriend she admires. Brilliantly capturing voices of the Deep South as well as of Los Angeles, Johnson's hip, sexy debut combines vivid language with unflinching honesty to bring vibrant characters to life.

Contents:

Melvin in the sixth grade.

Three ladies sipping tea in a Persian garden.

Break any women down.

Mouthful of sorrow.

Hot pepper.

Clay's thinking.

Bars.

Something to remember me by.

Markers.

Notes:

"Winner of the Flannery O'Connor award for short fiction."

ISBN:

0820323152

OCLC:

46872223