The Virgin of Flames Paperback - 2007
by Chris Abani
Set against the uncompromising landscape of East Los Angeles, Abani follows a struggling artist named Black, whose life and friendships reveal a world far removed from the mainstream. Through Black's self-discovery, Abani raises essential questions about poverty, religion, and ethnicity.
Summary
Praised as singular (The Philadelphia Inquirer) and extraordinary (The New York Times Book Review), GraceLand stunned critics and instantly established Chris Abani as an exciting new voice in fiction. In his second novel, set against the uncompromising landscape of East L.A., Abani follows a struggling artist named Black, whose life and friendships reveal a world far removed from the mainstream. Through Blacks journey of self- discovery, Abani raises essential questions about poverty, religion, and ethnicity in America today. The Virgin of Flames, a marvelous and gritty novel filled with indelible images and unforgettable characters, confirms Chris Abani as an immensely talented writer.
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- Title The Virgin of Flames
- Author Chris Abani
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Pub in USA B
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2007
- ISBN 9780143038771 / 014303877X
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.78 x 5.28 x 0.84 in (19.76 x 13.41 x 2.13 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects East Los Angeles (Calif.), Street art - California - Los Angeles
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006051570
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Abanis intensely visual styleand his sense of humorconvert the stuff of hopelessness into the stuff of hope. (San Francisco Chronicle)
GraceLand amply demonstrates that Abani has the energy, ambition and compassion to create a novel that delineates and illuminates a complicated, dynamic, deeply fractured society. (Los Angeles Times)
Abani . . . has written an exhilarating novel, all the more astonishing for its hard-won grace and, yes, redemption. (The Village Voice)
In depicting how deeply external politics can affect internal thinking, GraceLand announces itself as a worthy heir to Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart. Like that classic of Nigerian literature, it gives a multifaceted, human face to a culture struggling to find its own identity while living with somebody elses. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Citations
- Booklist, 12/15/2006, Page 20
- Entertainment Weekly, 02/02/2007, Page 128
- Kirkus Reviews, 11/15/2006, Page 1139
- New York Times, 01/28/2007, Page 8
- New Yorker (The), 01/22/2007, Page 85
- Publishers Weekly, 11/06/2006, Page 37
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