Red Now and Laters: A Novel
A Novel
$40.62
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2015
Summary
“Guillory’s complex and mesmerizing novel spans numerous eras of family history and southern folklore, offering a haunting yet soulful portrait of a neglected American culture” (Booklist).Meet Ti John, a young boy growing up in Texan Creole culture in the 1980s, the decade of Reaganomics, disco music, and the candy of choice–red Now and Laters. Raised in a Black Creole family by a voodoo-practicing father and strict Catholic mother, he is blessed with a special gift: spiritual healing. But li…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781476776859 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1476776857 |
| Author: | Marcus J. Guillory |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atria Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 277g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 135mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Red Now and Laters is literary Zydeco: rolling, captivating, filled with sweet joy yet informed by sorrow. This is everything a debut novel should be: the call of a distinctive new voice staking claim to undiscovered territory. Marcus Guillory has created a heartfelt tribute to the beauty of Creole culture.”
About The Author
Marcus J. Guillory
Marcus J. Guillory has short stories that have been published in Outcry Magazine, Secret Attic (UK), and Dogmatika Magazine, among others. Guillory has also produced reality TV shows for E! Network and written the film Karma, Confessions & Holi, as well as Pas Honteux and Gully. Red Now and Laters is his first novel. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
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