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In *White Girls*, Hilton Als, long a leading voice for the New Yorker, weaves literary, artistic, and musical criticism with incisive observations on race, gender, and history. The book presents a layered portrait of the broad, evocative category Als terms "white girls," encompassing figures such as Truman Capote, Louise Brooks, Michael Jackson, and Flannery O’Connor. Through essays that blend critique, meditation, fiction, and nonfiction, Als offers a compelling examination of American culture and the identities that shape it.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Hilton Als
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