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The first thing smoking / Nelson Eubanks.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Eubanks, Nelson.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Short stories, American.
Manners and customs.
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
New York (N.Y.).
National Book Committee.
Brazil.
New York (State)--New York.
Brazil--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Short stories, American--African American authors.
Short stories, American--New York (State)--New York.
Short stories, American--Brazil.
Short stories.
Genre:
Fiction.
Short stories, American.
Physical Description:
xi, 210 pages ; 22 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : One World/Ballantine Books, 2003.
Summary:
A provocative new voice in fiction that blends the urban and exotic locales of New York City and Brazil--for readers of Junot Diaz, Aleksandar Hemon, and Dan Chaon. This collection of 17 interconnected stories traces the evolution of Maceo, from impressionable adolescent to an adult black man.
Contents:
Avenida Atlantica
Malta Scheffer
Olinda
My friend Nigel
Novo Tiempo
THe first thing smoking
The man on the hospital bed
Ninth grade
Five-star hotel
Uncle Raymond
Impromptu parade
Jeannie
Princess
Lighthouse
Ilha de Itaparica
Uptown
A lie in seven parts.
Other Format:
Online version: Eubanks, Nelson. First thing smoking.
ISBN:
0345451783
9780345451781
OCLC:
52724798

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