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Kansas City: Short Stories
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781952570926
Publisher: Adelaide Books
Published: Aug 11 2020
Pages: 82
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
In the collection of short stories Kansas City, all stories take place in, around, and through Kansas City, Missouri, exploring the dynamics of poverty, racism, and American imperialism through the lens of magical realism. In the first story, the reader is introduced to Kansas City through Prospero's Bookstore, in which the maxim, the best use of magic is for the subversion of illegitimate authority is established. From here, and throughout each story, the interaction of magic and illegitimate authority takes place.
Christopher Aslan Overfelt lives and works on the empty plains of Kansas. In the summertime he grows cucumbers and in the winters he takes attendance at the local high school.
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