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Rainbow Rainbow: Stories

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Condition
New
Dimensions
5.5 x 0.73 x 8.23 in
Weight
9.6 oz
Publisher
Catapult
Publication date
June 6, 2023
Language
English
Print length
256 pages

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Longlisted for The Story Prize & the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection A fearless collection of stories that celebrate the humor, darkness, and depth of emotion of the queer and trans experience that's not typically represented: liminal or uncertain identities, queer conception, and queer joy In this exuberant, prize-winning collection, queer, trans, and gender-nonconforming characters seek love and connection in hilarious and heartrending stories that reflect the complexity of our current moment. A nonbinary writer on the eve of top surgery enters into a risky affair during the height of COVID. A lesbian couple enlists a close friend as a sperm donor, plying him with a potent rainbow-colored cocktail. A lonely office worker struggling with their gender identity chaperones their nephew to a trans YouTube convention. And in the depths of a Midwestern winter, a sex-addicted librarian relies on her pet ferrets to help resist a relapse at a wild college fair. Capturing both the dark and lovable sides of the human experience, Rainbow Rainbow establishes debut author Lydi Conklin as a fearless new voice for their generation. Read more

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Publisher Catapult
Publication date June 6, 2023
Language English
Print length 256 pages
ISBN-10 164622177X
ISBN-13 76
Item Weight 9.6 ounces
Dimensions 5.5 x 0.73 x 8.23 inches

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