{"title":"Chris Stuck","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the inventive world of Chris Stuck, an author known for his vivid storytelling and thoughtful exploration of contemporary life. Chris Stuck has gained recognition for his unique voice in the realm of general fiction, seamlessly blending elements of satire, humour, and poignancy in his narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the collection featuring \u003cem\u003eGive My Love to the Savages\u003c\/em\u003e, Stuck takes readers on a journey that delves deep into the human condition. This book comprises a series of short stories that are both compelling and unsettling, tackling themes of identity, race, and the modern experience with a sharp and engaging wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChris Stuck's work offers an insightful commentary on today's society while maintaining a style that is accessible and engaging. Whether you are a long-time fan or a newcomer to his writing, his ability to craft memorable characters and immersive tales makes his collection a must-read for any fiction lover.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"give-my-love-to-the-savages-by-chris-stuck-9780063029989","title":"Give My Love to the Savages","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A harrowing portrait of race relations in America, as beautiful as it is urgent.” \u003cem\u003e—Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Black satire with bite, like Zora Neale Hurston used to do, with a smile and a sharp elbow. A touch of Paul Beatty, a dose of Dolemite, and a serving of Dorothy Parker, too. \u003cem\u003eGive My Love to the Savages\u003c\/em\u003e announces Chris Stuck as a fearless talent, a debut that'll make your sides and your heart hurt.” —Victor LaValle, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Changeling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGive My Love to the Savages\u003c\/em\u003e is a wildly inventive collection of provocative stories about navigating the minefield of black masculinity in America. Stuck’s fresh and fearless perspective overturns assumptions about race and identity to reveal complex layers of absurdity. At times merciless, always darkly funny, these are stories of unexpected communion, connection, and compassion.” —Chanelle Benz, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Gone Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA provocative and raw debut collection of short fiction reminiscent of Junot Diaz’s \u003cem\u003eDrown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Black man’s life, told in scenes—through every time he’s been called nigger. A Black son who visits his estranged white father in Los Angeles just as the ’92 riots begin. A Black Republican, coping with a skin disease that has turned him white, is forced to reconsider his life. A young Black man, fetishized by an older white woman he’s just met, is offered a strange and tempting proposal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe nine tales in \u003cem\u003eGive My Love to the Savages\u003c\/em\u003e illuminate the multifaceted Black experience, exploring the thorny intersections of race, identity, and Black life through an extraordinary cast of characters. From the absurd to the starkly realistic, these stories take aim at the ironies and contradictions of the American racial experience. Chris Stuck traverses the dividing lines, and attempts to create meaning from them in unique and unusual ways. Each story considers a marker of our current culture, from uprisings and sly and not-so-sly racism, to Black fetishization and conservatism, to the obstacles placed in front of Black masculinity and Black and interracial relationships by society and circumstance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSetting these stories across America, from Los Angeles, Phoenix and the Pacific Northwest, to New York and Washington, DC, to the suburbs and small Midwestern towns, Stuck uses place to expose the absurdity of race and the odd ways that Black people and white people converge and retreat, rub against and bump into one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, \u003cem\u003eGive My Love to the Savages\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of America. With biting humour and careful honesty, Stuck riffs on the dichotomy of love and barbarity—the yin and yang of racial experience—and the difficult and uncertain terrain Black Americans must navigate in pursuit of their desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711640326380,"sku":"9780063029989","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11503993482210.jpg?v=1754236935"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/chris-stuck.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}