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Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self

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September 6, 2011

The debut of a "striking" new voice in fiction (EntertainmentWeekly)

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self offers a bold newperspective on the experience of being young and African-American ormixed-race in modern-day America.

In each of her stories, Danielle Evans explores the non-whiteAmerican experience with honesty, wisdom, and humor. They are strikingin their emotional immediacy, based in a world where inequality is areality, but the insecurities of young adulthood and tensions withinfamily are often the more complicating factors.

One of the most lauded debuts of the year, Before You SuffocateYour Own Fool Self announces a major new talent in Danielle Evans.

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  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Riverhead Trade (September 6, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1594485364
  • ISBN-13: 978-1594485367
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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