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ISBN10: 1770415831
ISBN13: 9781770415836
Publisher: Ecw Pr
Published: Apr 7 2020
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781770415836
Publisher: Ecw Pr
Published: Apr 7 2020
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
2021 Dublin Literary Award Finalist
2021 Lambda Literary Awards Finalist for Transgender Fiction
2020 Toronto Book Awards Finalist The Subtweet is affecting, unnerving, empowering, and often truly LOL. -- Foreword Reviews, starred review A beautifully crafted novel about race, music, and social media. -- Booklist Includes an exclusive free soundtrack Celebrated multidisciplinary artist Vivek Shraya's second novel is a no-holds-barred examination of the music industry, social media, and making art in the modern era, shining a light on the promise and peril of being seen. Indie musician Neela Devaki has built a career writing the songs she wants to hear but nobody else is singing. When one of Neela's songs is covered by internet artist RUK-MINI and becomes a viral sensation, the two musicians meet and a transformative friendship begins. But before long, the systemic pressures that pit women against one another begin to bear down on Neela and RUK-MINI, stirring up self-doubt and jealousy. With a single tweet, their friendship implodes, a career is destroyed, and the two women find themselves at the centre of an internet firestorm.
2021 Lambda Literary Awards Finalist for Transgender Fiction
2020 Toronto Book Awards Finalist The Subtweet is affecting, unnerving, empowering, and often truly LOL. -- Foreword Reviews, starred review A beautifully crafted novel about race, music, and social media. -- Booklist Includes an exclusive free soundtrack Celebrated multidisciplinary artist Vivek Shraya's second novel is a no-holds-barred examination of the music industry, social media, and making art in the modern era, shining a light on the promise and peril of being seen. Indie musician Neela Devaki has built a career writing the songs she wants to hear but nobody else is singing. When one of Neela's songs is covered by internet artist RUK-MINI and becomes a viral sensation, the two musicians meet and a transformative friendship begins. But before long, the systemic pressures that pit women against one another begin to bear down on Neela and RUK-MINI, stirring up self-doubt and jealousy. With a single tweet, their friendship implodes, a career is destroyed, and the two women find themselves at the centre of an internet firestorm.
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