The Office of Historical Corrections
04 March 2021Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
'Sublime short stories of race, grief, and belonging . . . an extraordinary new collection'
New Yorker
'Evans’s new stories present rich plots reflecting on race relations, grief, and love'
New York Times, Editor’s Choice
‘Brilliant . . . These stories are sly and prescient, a nuanced reflection of the world we are living in’
Roxane Gay
Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for...
Details
04 March 2021434 minutes
Adenrele Ojo, Brittany Pressley, Janina Edwards, January LaVoy, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Nicole Lewis, Shayna Small
9781529059472Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A dazzling dissection of our twisted attitudes about race, culture, history, and truth.Esquire
Each story in this superb collection offers an observation of modern life that feels urgent and vital, and confirms Evans’ place as one of the most electric and insightful voices writing today.Financial Times
There’s an elegant, barely suppressed emotional explosiveness to Danielle Evans’s sublime storytelling. . . Fear and fierceness, grief and grievance push-pull Evans’s complex, entirely convincing characters in every conceivable direction.Daily Mail
With the seven brilliant stories in The Office of Historical Corrections, Danielle Evans demonstrates, once again, that she is the finest short story writer working today. These stories are sly and prescient, a nuanced reflection of the world we are living in . . . wickedly smart and haunting.Roxane Gay
