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Additional authors

1. Santlofer, Jonathan, 1946-
2. Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-
3. Alvarez, Julia
4. Banks, Russell, 1940-2023
5. Kent, J. A., 1952-
6. Broyard, Bliss
7. Carter, Stephen L., 1954-
8. Fischl, Eric, 1948-
9. Child, Lee
10. Hawkins, Bridget, 1996-
11. Clark, Mary Higgins
12. Cunningham, Michael, 1952-
13. Di Ionno, Mark
14. Dunn, Anna
15. Chast, Roz
16. Erdrich, Louise
17. Flournoy, Angela
18. Sikander, Shahzia, 1969-
19. Frank, Elizabeth, 1945-
20. Gaiman, Neil
21. Gourevitch, Philip, 1961-
22. Hannaham, James
23. Pond, Mimi
24. Hoffman, Alice
25. Isaacs, Susan, 1943-
26. Crile, Susan, 1942-
27. Jen, Gish
28. Jin, Ha, 1956-
29. King, Lily
30. Kohler, Sheila
31. Smith, Jaune Quick-to-See, 1940-
32. Lipman, Elinor
33. Maynard, Joyce, 1953-
34. Minot, Susan
35. Mosley, Walter
36. Minter, Marilyn, 1948-
37. Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
38. Spiegelman, Art
39. Paretsky, Sara
40. McIver, Beverly
41. Piazza, Tom, 1955-
42. Pitlor, Heidi
43. Rozan, S. J.
44. Russo, Richard, 1949-
45. Orner, Eric
46. Strout, Elizabeth
47. Kass, Deborah, 1952-
48. Theroux, Paul
49. Storey, David, 1954-
50. Torres, Justin, 1980-
51. Walker, Alice, 1944-
52. White, Edmund, 1940-

Description

1. xix, 374 pages, 52 unnumbered pages of plates (some folded) : illustrations (some color); 24 cm

Summary

1. "In time for the one-year anniversary of the Trump Inauguration and the Women's March, this provocative, unprecedented anthology features original short stories from thirty bestselling and award-winning authors--including Alice Walker, Richard Russo, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Cunningham, Mary Higgins Clark, and Lee Child--with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen"--
2. This provocative, unprecedented anthology features original short stories from thirty authors, celebrating the fundamental ideals of a free, just, and compassionate democracy. Included are pages of daring, full-color and black-and-white art, that support our country's founding premise as the land of the free. Royalties from the book will be donated to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Alternative title

1. I am American

Subject

1. LITERARY COLLECTIONS > American > General
2. Short stories
3. FICTION > Political
4. Short stories, American
5. 2000-2099
6. FICTION > Anthologies (multiple authors)
7. American fiction > 21st century

Genre/Form

1. Short stories.
2. Short stories, American.

Contents

1. Foreword / Johnathan Santlofer -- Introduction / Viet Thanh Nguyen -- Speak! Speak! / Julia Alvarez -- Oh, Canada / Russell Banks -- Blackout / Jane Kent -- The party / Bliss Broyard -- Compline / Stephen, L. Carter -- Scenes from late paradise: stupidity ; Late America / Eric Fischl -- New blank document / Lee Child -- Tell her anyway / Bridget Hawkins -- Veterans Day / Mary Higgins Clark -- Atonement / Michael Cunningham -- Intersections / Mark Di Ionno -- The third twin / Anna Dunn -- Politics / Roz Chast -- Balancing acts / Louise Erdrich -- The Miss April Houses / Angela Flournoy -- The world is yours, the world is mine ; The many faces of Islam / Shahzia Sikander -- Fires / Elizabeth Frank -- Hate for sale / Neil Gaiman -- Unaccountable / Philip Gourevitch -- White baby / James Hannaham -- Your sacred American rights bingo / Mimi Pond -- In the trees / Alice Hoffman -- Getting somewhere / Susan Isaacs -- Guantánamo, ERF team: macing prisoner in eye (detail) ; Guantánamo, ERF team: waterboarding prisoner / Susan Crile -- Mr. Crime and punishment and war and peace / Gish Jen -- Finally I am American at heart / Ha Jin -- Arlington street / Lily King -- The harlot and the murderer: Sonia's story / Sheila Kohler -- Starry starry night ; Trade canoe: forty days and forty nights / Jaune Quick-To-See Smith -- "People are people" / Elinor Lipman -- The trout fisherman / Joyce Maynard -- Listen / Susan Minot -- Between storms / Walter Mosley -- Our cuntry needs you ; Tic-tac-toe ; Deep frost / Marilyn Minter -- "Good news!" / Joyce Carol Oates -- Island of tears ... ; Island of hope! ; Ghost of Ellis Island / Art Spiegelman -- Safety first / Sara Paretsky -- Look away ; Loving in black & white / Beverly McIver -- Bystanders (April 2003) / Tom Piazza -- Lucky girl / Heidi Pitlor -- If they come in the morning / S.J. Rozan -- Top step / Richard Russo -- The ugliest American alphabet / Eric Orner -- Hope / Johnathan Santlofer -- The walk / Elizabeth Strout -- Vote Hillary / Deborah Kass -- Stop & shop / Paul Theroux -- Little house on the prairie holding company LLC / David Storey -- The way we read now / Justin Torres -- Don't despair / Alice Walker -- Learning American values / Edmund White -- Letter from Anthony D. Romero -- Acknowledgments -- Permissions.

Call number

1. JFE 19-10288

Title

1. It occurs to me that I am America : new stories and art / edited by Jonathan Santlofer ; introduction by Viet Thanh Nguyen.

Publisher

1. New York, NY : Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2018.

Copyright date

1. ©2018

Edition

1. First Touchstone hardcover edition.

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Chronological term

1. 2000-2099

Added author

1. Santlofer, Jonathan, 1946- editor.
2. Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971- writer of introduction.
3. Alvarez, Julia, author.
4. Banks, Russell, 1940-2023, author.
5. Kent, J. A., 1952- artist.
6. Broyard, Bliss, author.
7. Carter, Stephen L., 1954- author.
8. Fischl, Eric, 1948- artist.
9. Child, Lee, author.
10. Hawkins, Bridget, 1996- artist.
11. Clark, Mary Higgins, author.
12. Cunningham, Michael, 1952- author.
13. Di Ionno, Mark, author.
14. Dunn, Anna, author.
15. Chast, Roz, artist.
16. Erdrich, Louise, author.
17. Flournoy, Angela, author.
18. Sikander, Shahzia, 1969- artist.
19. Frank, Elizabeth, 1945- author.
20. Gaiman, Neil, author.
21. Gourevitch, Philip, 1961- author.
22. Hannaham, James, author.
23. Pond, Mimi, artist.
24. Hoffman, Alice, author.
25. Isaacs, Susan, 1943- author.
26. Crile, Susan, 1942- artist.
27. Jen, Gish, author.
28. Jin, Ha, 1956- author.
29. King, Lily, author.
30. Kohler, Sheila, author.
31. Smith, Jaune Quick-to-See, 1940- artist.
32. Lipman, Elinor, author.
33. Maynard, Joyce, 1953- author.
34. Minot, Susan, author.
35. Mosley, Walter, author.
36. Minter, Marilyn, 1948- artist.
37. Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- author.
38. Spiegelman, Art, artist.
39. Paretsky, Sara, author.
40. McIver, Beverly, artist.
41. Piazza, Tom, 1955- author.
42. Pitlor, Heidi, author.
43. Rozan, S. J., author.
44. Russo, Richard, 1949- author.
45. Orner, Eric, artist.
46. Santlofer, Jonathan, 1946- author.
47. Strout, Elizabeth, author.
48. Kass, Deborah, 1952- artist.
49. Theroux, Paul, author.
50. Storey, David, 1954- artist.
51. Torres, Justin, 1980- author.
52. Walker, Alice, 1944- author.
53. White, Edmund, 1940- author.

LCCN

1. 2017055446

ISBN

1. 9781501179600 (hardcover)
2. 1501179608 (hardcover)

Research call number

1. JFE 19-10288