Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta

Name: Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta
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By James Hannaham

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Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham offers a gripping narrative centred around Carlotta, a transgender woman recently released from prison. The story explores her challenges as she navigates a transformed Brooklyn while seeking acceptance and justice. The novel intricately examines themes of identity, resilience, and societal change.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to stories that navigate themes of identity, resilience, and the search for belonging. It blends humour and heartbreak, offering a vivid portrayal of a trans woman's experience grappling with societal challenges upon returning to Brooklyn after two decades in prison.

Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta

In this 'razor-sharp' and 'dangerously hilarious' novel that "hooks readers from the beginning" (Los Angeles Times), a trans woman reenters life on the outside after more than twenty years in a men's prison, over one consequential Fourth of July weekend.

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Following her involvement in a liquor store robbery during her youth, Carlotta Mercedes has been in a men's prison for twenty-three years. Now she has finally been released and is heading home to the newly gentrified Brooklyn, re-entering the orbit of her ambivalent son and adjusting to life as a quasi-free woman, restricted by parole rulings and the hostility of contemporary New York.

Loosely inspired by James Joyce's Ulysses, Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta is a stylish, inventive tale of belonging from the author of the PEN/Faulkner Award winner Delicious Foods.

'Hannaham's prose is gloriously dense and full of elegant observations.' - Roxanne Gay

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James Hannaham's novel introduces Carlotta Mercedes, an Afro-Latinx trans woman navigating the challenges of life after two decades in a men's prison. Critics praise the book's vibrant portrayal of Carlotta's quest in a transformed Brooklyn, recognising it as a humorous and incisive examination of societal injustices. The narrative blends comedy with serious themes, drawing comparisons to James Joyce's Ulysses, and showcases Hannaham's knack for creating unforgettable characters amidst ever-changing urban landscapes.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787704213

Publisher: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

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Fiction General Fiction James Hannaham LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction

About the Author

James Hannaham is the author of the novels God Says No, a Stonewall Book Award finalist, and Delicious Foods, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist as well as a New York Times Notable Book. He lives in Brooklyn, where he teaches at the Pratt Institute.

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