Devil is fine / John Vercher.
"Our narrator is haunted. Haunted by panic attacks, a failed relationship, alcoholism, an academic career that wants to define him by his Blackness, and the trauma of the recent death of his 17-year-old son, Malcolm. When a letter arrives informing him that his maternal grandfather has left Malcolm a plot of land, our narrator leaves his life behind and heads to the seaside of the Northeast, where his identity is shaken by the dark and haunting secret that lies beneath this inherited land. With the wit of Paul Beatty's The Sellout and the nuance of Zadie Smith's On Beauty, author John Vercher's Devil is Fine is an emotional account of what it is to be a father, a son, a writer, and a biracial American fighting to reconcile freedom and creativity with the footprint of colonialism. Gripping, surrealist, and darkly funny, Devil is Fine is a brilliantly-crafted dissection of the legacies we leave behind, and those we inherit."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250894489
- ISBN: 1250894484
- Physical Description: 262 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Celadon Books, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Magic realist fiction. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 30 of 40 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System. (Show)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 40 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | F Ver (Text) | 30308101355577 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 11/09/2024 |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F VERCHER (Text) | 39493110118231 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F VER (Text) | 0020660326230 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Carver School Road Branch | FIC Vercher, John (Text) | 0112523014509 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Vercher, John (Text) | 0112523815706 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 10/30/2024 |
| East Asheville Library | F VER (Text) | 0020660325216 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554011657235 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | VER (Text) | 33258010406084 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | F VER (Text) | 900005000255711 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Harmony Branch Library | F VERCHER (Text) | 33114018857300 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
