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Symptomatic by Danzy Senna

Symptomatic

By Danzy Senna

By Danzy Senna

By Danzy Senna

By Danzy Senna

By Danzy Senna
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By Danzy Senna
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Paperback $13.00

Feb 01, 2005 | 224 Pages

Ebook $11.99

Feb 01, 2005 | 224 Pages

Audiobook Download $15.00

Nov 06, 2018 | 360 Minutes

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    About Symptomatic

    Look out for Danzy Senna’s latest book, New People, on sale now

    A young woman moves to New York City for what promises to be a dream job. Displaced, she feels unsure of her fit in the world. Then comes a look of recognition, a gesture of friendship from an older woman named Greta who shares the same difficult-to-place color of skin. On common ground, a tenuous alliance grows between two women in racial limbo. So too, does the older woman’s unnerving obsession, leading to a collision of two lives spiraling out of control. A beautifully written novel, at once suspenseful, erotic, and tantalizingly clever, Symptomatic is a groundbreaking contribution to the literature of racial identity.

    About Symptomatic

    Look out for Danzy Senna’s latest book, New People, on sale now

    A young woman moves to New York City for what promises to be a dream job. Displaced, she feels unsure of her fit in the world. Then comes a look of recognition, a gesture of friendship from an older woman named Greta who shares the same difficult-to-place color of skin. On common ground, a tenuous alliance grows between two women in racial limbo. So too, does the older woman’s unnerving obsession, leading to a collision of two lives spiraling out of control. A beautifully written novel, at once suspenseful, erotic, and tantalizingly clever, Symptomatic is a groundbreaking contribution to the literature of racial identity.

    About Symptomatic

    Danzy Senna’s Symptomatic is now available for the first time in audio!

    A young woman moves to New York City for what promises to be a dream job. Displaced, she feels unsure of her fit in the world. Then comes a look of recognition, a gesture of friendship from an older woman named Greta who shares the same difficult-to-place color of skin. On common ground, a tenuous alliance grows between two women in racial limbo. So too, does the older woman’s unnerving obsession, leading to a collision of two lives spiraling out of control. A beautifully written novel, at once suspenseful, erotic, and tantalizingly clever, Symptomatic is a groundbreaking contribution to the literature of racial identity.

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    About Danzy Senna

    Danzy Senna’s first novel, the bestselling Caucasia, won the Stephen Crane Award for Best New Fiction and the American Library Association’s Alex Award, was a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and has been translated into nearly a dozen languages…. More about Danzy Senna

    About Danzy Senna

    Danzy Senna’s first novel, the bestselling Caucasia, won the Stephen Crane Award for Best New Fiction and the American Library Association’s Alex Award, was a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and has been translated into nearly a dozen languages…. More about Danzy Senna

    About Danzy Senna

    Danzy Senna’s first novel, the bestselling Caucasia, won the Stephen Crane Award for Best New Fiction and the American Library Association’s Alex Award, was a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and has been translated into nearly a dozen languages…. More about Danzy Senna

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction

    Paperback | $13.00
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Feb 01, 2005 | 224 Pages | 5-1/8 x 8 | ISBN 9781594480676

    Category: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Feb 01, 2005 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9781101651315

    Category: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Nov 06, 2018 | 360 Minutes | ISBN 9781984832757

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    Praise

    “A hypnotic psychological thriller.” —Essence

    “Read this novel.” —Glamour

    “Thoughtful and exciting. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal

    “Suspenseful, and the anguish her vividly relaized mixed-race characters feel when confronted with hostility from both ends of the racial spectrum is. sadly, all too authentic.” —Booklist

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