Houston Noir

Herausgeber: Zepeda, Gwendolyn

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The fourth-largest city in the US is long overdue to enter the Noir Series arena, and does so blazingly.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Akashic Books, Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 131mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 229g
• ISBN-13: 9781617757068
• ISBN-10: 1617757063
• Artikelnr.: 53169097

Autorenporträt

Gwendolyn Zepeda has published three novels, one short story collection, two poetry collections, and five children's books. She served as Houston's first poet laureate from 2013 to 2015.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: Desirable Locations with Private Security
"Tangled" by Anton DiSclafani (Tanglewood)
"One in the Family" by Adrienne Perry (Museum District)
"The Use of Landscape" by Robert Boswell (River Oaks)
Part II: Peaceful Hamlets, Great for Families
"A Dark Universe" by Larry Watts (Clear Lake)
"Xitlali Zaragoza, Curandera" by Reyes Ramirez (Spring)
"Photo Album" by Sarah Cortez (Downtown)
Part III: Minutes from Downtown and Nightlife
"Where the Ends Meet" by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton (Acres Homes)
"Tolerance" by Tom Abrahams (Third Ward)
"City of Girls" by Leslie Contreras Schwartz (Aldine)
"Miles's Blues" by Wanjiku Wa Ngugi (Montrose)
Part IV: Up-and-Coming Areas, Newly Revitalized
"Happy Hunting" by Icess Fernandez Rojas (North Shore)
"The Falls of Westpark" by Pia Pico (Westpark Corridor)
"Railway Track" by Sehba Sarwar (Lawndale)
"Jamie's Mother" by Stephanie Jaye Evans (Sunset Heights)