Closure: Contemporary Black British Short Stories

Closure: Contemporary Black British Short StoriesFrom well known and award winning authorsincluding Bernardine Evaristo, Fred DAguiar, and Leone Rossto previous unpublished writers, this ambitious and intriguing anthology of short stories showcases each authors most challenging work. These works from writers who are happy to describe themselves as Black British, have a rich variety of styles, forms, and themes, from raw realism, the erotic, and elegant economy, to the fanciful, humorous, and the

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Richard Cork turns his impeccable skills as a critic and writer to tell the story of his encounters with some of the world’s most influential artists

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but the past keeps coming back to haunt him