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Let the Dead Bury Their Dead

by Randall Kenan · 1993

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Set in North Carolina, these are stories about blacks and whites, young and old, rural and sophisticated, the real and fantastical. Named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, nominated for the 1992 National Book Critics Circle Award, and given the Lambda Award.

Genre
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thisgaygayMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisNorth CarolinaNorth CarolinaMore like thisLess of thisAmerican SouthAmerican SouthMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 348 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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