When the Color Started: Stories - Softcover

Philen, Bradford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1735601608 ISBN 13: 9781735601601

Publisher: Tailwinds Press Enterprises LLC, 2020

Synopsis

A straight-A Chinese-American high school student mourns the death of her mother and makes a new friend from Senegal; a suburban mother of three discovers that the Arab boy she lost her virginity to is now a jihadist; an American boxer in Thailand unexpectedly comes to a fight-night reckoning with his escort girlfriend and the local authorities. Bradford Philen's newest collection of stories gleefully dives into the problematic archetypes that loom largest in the American psyche-Beijing expat party girls, black single mothers in LA's West Side, registered sex offenders-and dares to probe their inner lives with Chekhovian grace and understanding. As a complex and provocative collection that openly challenges our most deeply held notions of authenticity in storytelling, When the Color Started delivers a sensitive and fearless depiction of how one half of a country dares to imagine the other.

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About the Author

BRADFORD PHILEN was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He holds an MFA from the University of Alaska in Anchorage, and currently writes and teaches high school English in the Philippines, where he lives with his wife, kids, and dog Bear. This is his third book. His full list of publications can be found at bradfordphilen.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tailwinds Press Enterprises LLC
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1735601608
• ISBN 13: 9781735601601
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234