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Negrophobia

by Darius James · 1992

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Every racial stereotype is brought to life in this wry and raucous debut by James, a cutting-edge African American writer with an already established underground reputation. "By far the best novel to emerge from New York's Lower East Side literary scene".—Kirkus.

Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Mood
funnyfunnyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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