African immigrant writers possess particularly acute insights into the way race and racism affect daily life in the US.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
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In a 1959 essay, Capote noted how Avedon seemed to capture ‘every hard-earned crow’s foot’ in his subjects – perhaps not realizing that he would one day be photographed by that same unvarnished gaze.
The 1996 novel foresaw people’s obsession with video calls – and their eventual disenchantment.
The ‘bad boy’ of 1980s US fiction is back with his first foray into non-fiction. As you’d expect, he’s still courting controversy.
