Tamiami Trail : Miami stories / Jennifer Bannan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bannan, Jennifer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Florida--Miami--Fiction.

Women.

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Man-woman relationships.

Gay people--Fiction.

Gay people.

Prejudices--Fiction.

Prejudices.

Self-destructive behavior--Fiction.

Self-destructive behavior.

Sexual attraction--Fiction.

Sexual attraction.

Natural disasters--Fiction.

Natural disasters.

Violence--Fiction.

Violence.

Miami (Fla.)--Fiction.

Miami (Fla.).

Short stories, American.

Genre:

short stories.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

149 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, PA : Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2025

Summary:

"One way into the heart of Miami is the Tamiami Trail, a highway that connects the sprawling, contrary city to the rest of Florida and the country. Here are women of Southern Florida in a world bordered by an Everglades prairie, Biscayne Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean--an island on land. All of these women--mothers, daughters, wives, lovers--take long-shot chances in a world that careens between environmental catastrophes, where the expanse of ocean competes with the teeming crowds of Caribbean immigrants, and where a subliminal beat of violence propels stories in barely contained syncopation. They all have this steamy, improbable place in common." -- Back cover.

"The Tamiami Trail cuts through the contradictions of Miami: a city shaped by swamps and skyscrapers, violence and desire. In Tamiami Trail: Miami Stories, Jennifer Bannan brings us eighteen vivid portraits of women navigating this teeming, volatile landscape. An adolescent trapped in a toxic relationship. A middle-aged woman entangled with a reckless boy. A marketing executive profiting off the chaos of hurricanes. These women--mothers, daughters, lovers--take their chances in a world where environmental and personal disasters collide, where the ocean's expanse mirrors the risks they take with their own lives. Steamy, sharp, and deeply human, Tamiami Trail depicts the beauty and brutality of Miami, evoking its lush landscapes and relentless energy. With wit and sharp insight, Bannan maps the unruly desires that drive her unforgettable characters and the city that shapes them." Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The crisis brought to you by me

My communist leanings

Museness

To be a girlfriend

Pulling plaid

Enough

You're always game

Protection

Tidal

Coke

Lobscouse

Hole

Bed, futon, couch

Cessna

You must not return to your childhood room

Home again

The pairs

The devasted

Power shovel.

ISBN:

0887487181

9780887487187

OCLC:

1502687531