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Shit Cassandra saw : stories / Gwen E. Kirby.

Kirby, Gwen E., (author.). Kirby, Gwen E. Shit Cassandra saw that she didn't tell the Trojans because at that point fuck them anyway. (Added Author). Kirby, Gwen E. Few normal things that happen a lot. (Added Author). Kirby, Gwen E. Jerry's Crab Shack. (Added Author). Kirby, Gwen E. Boudicca, mighty queen of the Britains, contact hitter and utility outfielder, AD 61. (Added Author). Kirby, Gwen E. Mr. Adams at Mar Vista. (Added Author). Kirby, Gwen E. Friday night. (Added Author). Kirby, Gwen E. Here preached his last. (Added Author). Kirby, Gwen E. First woman hanged for witchcraft in Wales, 1594. (Added Author). Kirby, Gwen E. Casper. (Added Author). Kirby, Gwen E. Apology of sorts to June. (Added Author).

Summary:
"Cassandra may have seen the future, but it doesn't mean she's resigned to telling the Trojans everything she knows. In this ebullient collection, virgins escape from being sacrificed, witches refuse to be burned, whores aren't ashamed, and every woman gets a chance to be a radioactive cockroach warrior who snaps back at catcallers. Gwen E. Kirby experiments with found structures--a Yelp review, a WikiHow article--which her fierce, irreverent narrators push against, showing how creativity within an enclosed space undermines and deconstructs the constraints themselves. When these women tell the stories of their triumphs as well as their pain, they emerge as funny, angry, loud, horny, lonely, strong protagonists who refuse be secondary characters a moment longer. From "The Best and Only Whore of Cym Hyfryd, 1886" to the "Midwestern Girl [who] is Tired of Appearing in Your Short Stories," Kirby is playing and laughing with the women who have come before her and they are telling her, we have always been this way. You just had to know where to look.we have always been this way. You just had to know where to look"-- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780143136620
  • ISBN: 0143136623
  • Physical Description: 274 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, [2022]
Genre: Short stories.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Kirby (Text) 39427103635207 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Available -
Martin Library Adults KIR Fiction (Text) 33454005829155 Reading Room Balcony Available -
RACC PS3611.I724 S48 2022 (Text) 33624024965426 Books Available -
Southern Lehigh Public Library FIC KIR (Text)
Bookplate: This item was purchased in honor of an anonymous donor for their donation to the Southern Lehigh Public Library Helping Hands Campaign 2021-2022.
30044100870825 Adult Fiction Available -
Dingman Township Library PB F KIR (Text) 30352101312303 Paperback Available -
Easton Main Library KIRBY (Text) 31901004571453 Adult Fiction Available -
Hughes Library F KIR (Text) 32378005089935 Adult Fiction Available -


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