Sightseer in this killing city
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New York : Penguin Books, 2019.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2019.
Format
Book
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vii, 96 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English

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"Eugene Gloria's fourth collection of poetry captures the surreal and unreal feelings of the present. Through the voice of Nacirema, the central persona of the collection, who is a Filipina American woman with an ambiguous sexual identity, we are introduced to a character who chooses mystery and inhabits landscapes fraught with brutality and beauty. Flawed like America, Nacirema embodies ideas of wanderlust and self-discovery. In poems that recount her journey, Gloria invokes the spirit of 1970s soul music and of jazz, blending the urban lament of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane with the idiom of Stevie Wonder and Fela Kuti. Sightseer in This Killing City argues for grace and perseverance in these strange times"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gloria, E. (2019). Sightseer in this killing city . Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gloria, Eugene. 2019. Sightseer in This Killing City. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gloria, Eugene. Sightseer in This Killing City Penguin Books, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gloria, Eugene. Sightseer in This Killing City Penguin Books, 2019.

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