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zz packer maría pérez lópez de heredia

An unforgettable collection of stories explores what it means to be human from the perspective of black men and women who are mostly young and urban.

Genres short storiesfictionafrican americanracecontemporaryadult fictionliterary fictionamericanbook clubliterature

296 pages, Paperback

First published February 3,2004

Literary awards

guardian first book award, pen/faulkner award for fiction, california book award, ala alex award, hurston/wright legacy award, pen/hemingway award for debut novel,

This edition

Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Published: January 30, 2006 by Tropismos
ISBN: 9788496454330
ASIN: 8496454339
Language: Spanish; Castilian

About the author

zz packer

ZZ Packer (born January 12, 1973) is an African-American author, notable for her works of short fiction. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky. Her given name is Zuwena (Swahili for "good"), but "After a while of teachers mispronouncing my name and everyone else in the world, I began introducing myself as ZZ, and it just kind of stuck". Recognized as a talented writer at an early age, her first significant publication was in Seventeen magazine at the age of 19. She is a 1990 graduate of Seneca High School, in Louisville, KY.