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The Awkward Black Man : Stories by Walter Mosley is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Bestselling Author Walter Mosley Has Proven Himself A Master Of Narrative Tension, Both With His Extraordinary Fiction And Gripping Writing For Television. The Awkward Black Man Collects Seventeen Of Mosley's Most Accomplished Short Stories To Showcase The Full Range Of His Remarkable Talent. Mosley Presents Distinct Characters As They Struggle To Move Through The World In Each Of These Stories?heroes Who Are Awkward, Nerdy, Self-defeating, Self-involved, And, On The Whole, Odd. He Overturns The Stereotypes That Corral Black Male Characters And Paints A Subtle, Powerful Portrait Of Each Of These Unique Individuals. In The Good News Is, A Man's Insecurity About His Weight Gives Way To A Serious Illness And The Intense Loneliness That Accompanies It. Deeply Vulnerable, He Allows Himself To Be Taken Advantage Of In Return For A Little Human Comfort In A Raw Display Of True Need. Pet Fly, Previously Published In The New Yorker, Follows A Man Working As A Mailroom Clerk For A Big Company?a Solitary Job For Which He Is Overqualified?and The Unforeseen Repercussions He Endures When He Attempts To Forge A Connection Beyond The One He Has With The Fly Buzzing Around His Apartment. And Almos

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Walter Mosley
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published
2021
Language
EN
ISBN
9781398704572
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Humanities
Rating
4.7 / 5 (1,020 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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