Oreo [electronic resource]
Fran Ross2018
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With an introduction by the Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History
of Seven Killings, Marlon James
‘A rollicking little masterpiece . . . one of the most delightful, hilarious,
intelligent novels I’ve stumbled across in recent years’ Paul Auster
Oreo has been raised by her maternal grandparents in Philadelphia. Her black
mother tours with a theatrical troupe, and her Jewish deadbeat dad disappeared
when she was an infant, leaving behind a mysterious note. Oreo’s quest is to
find her father, and discover the secret of her birth.
What ensues in Fran Ross's opus is a playful, modernized parody of the classical
odyssey of Theseus with a feminist twist, immersed in seventies pop culture, and
mixing standard English, black vernacular, and Yiddish with wisecracking aplomb.
Oreo, our young hero, navigates the labyrinth of sound studios and brothels and
subway tunnels in Manhattan, seeking to claim her birthright while unwittingly
experiencing and triggering a m...
Main title:
Oreo [electronic resource] / Fran Ross
Author:
Fran Ross, Author
Imprint:
Sydney Australia : Picador, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
Tertiary education
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781760781446
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
533018
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |