The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir

Phillips, Gary [Editor]; Mosley, Walter [Contributor]; Chambers, Christopher [Contributor]; McClendon, Lise [Contributor];

ISBN 10: 1941110592 / ISBN 13: 9781941110591

Edité par Three Rooms Press, 2017

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N° de réf. du vendeur 1941110592-3-28105585

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• Titre: The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir
• Éditeur: Three Rooms Press
• Date de parution: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1941110592
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781941110591
• Reliure: paperback
• État de l'article: Good
• Poids: 16 onces

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Synopsis

Noir meets diverse voices and transforms the genre into an over-the-top, transcendental psychedelic thriller ride of pulpy goodness in THE OBAMA INHERITANCE, a collection of fifteen stories of conspiracy noir curated by editor and award-winning African-American crime novelist Gary Phillips

À propos des auteurs

Gary Phillips is a critically acclaimed author of mystery and graphic novels (The Darker Mask, Bangers, Violent Spring). Raised in South Central Los Angeles, Phillips draws on his experiences from anti-police abuse community organizing and anti-apartheid activism in his work. He was the chair of the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color committee, and was president of the Private Eye Writers of America.

Walter Mosley is a bestselling American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War II veteran living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles; they are perhaps his most popular works.

Christopher Chambers is a bestselling author whose works include the Angela Bivens(R) series of FBI crime novels for Random House, the recent illustrated superhero anthology The Darker Mask with Walter Mosley, the upcoming graphic novel Gangsterland about Harlem and mobster "Lucky" Luciano in the 1930s, and the much anticipated historical novel Yella Pasty's Boys, a study on slavery and War of 1812. Professor Chambers is a former U.S. Justice Department attorney, and a graduate of Princeton University. He is a Lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies at Georgetown University, and he has lectured on issues in communications, culture & the media and race across the United States for organizations such as Black Entertainment Television (BET), the National Association of Black Journalists, and Princeton University. He writes for theRoot.com, Uptown Life magazine and the City Paper (Washington). His current project for Georgetown is a biography of Father Patrick Healy, titled A Canticle for Eliza: The Memoir of Patrick Healy, Slave. Professor Chambers is a Washington D.C. native and grew up in D.C., Brooklyn, N.Y. Baltimore, Maryland.

Lise McClendon writes fiction from her home in Montana. She is the author of twelve novels (including Blue Wolf), short stories, and articles. In 1997 she wrote and directed the short film, The Hoodoo Artist, featured at the Telluride Indiefest. She has served on the national boards of directors for Mystery Writers of America and International Association of Crime Writers/North America. She is on the faculty of the Jackson Hole Writers Conference and co-presents a novel workshop for writers.