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Lorrie Moore - A Gate At The Stairs
Sep 24 2009 7:00 pm
Sep 24 2009 8:00 pm
Lorrie Moore returns to P&P with a novel focused on America’s unease at the start of the 21st century. Tassie Keljin grew up in a Midwest hick town and now attends a prestigious and sophisticated state university. To make ends meet, she takes a position as nanny for a newly-adopted, part African-American two-year old. Moore explores continuing racial unease through the reactions the adoptive mother receives. Meanwhile, Tassie’s brother, not college material, enlists in the army—just as American forces are being sent to Afghanistan. Moore has a distinctive voice; she jokes and puns at the same time she tackles serious issues.
Location:
- Street:
- Politics and Prose
- Additional:
- 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW ,
- Province:
- District Of Columbia
- Postal Code:
- 20008
- Country:
- United States
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