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12 years a slave

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When the Sh*t Hits the Fan: A Conversation with Percival Everett

  • Douglas Manuel
  • April 15, 2019
Percival Everett discusses his newest work, THE BOOK OF TRAINING BY COLONEL HAP THOMPSON.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview #118: John Ridley

  • Lauren Wissot
  • January 11, 2018
"It was about showing people taking, or denying, responsibility."
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How to Workshop N-Words

  • Kendra Allen
  • November 28, 2017
I am not willing to let go of one of the only things that truly belong to my people and me. It’s a very exclusive, very tumultuous kind of privilege.
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The Rumpus Review of The Light Between Oceans

  • Peri Unver
  • October 6, 2016
I wanted so badly to invest in the characters, to cry and feel their pain, but I felt detached.
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The Rumpus Review of 12 Years A Slave

  • Ade Adeniji
  • November 18, 2013
In 12 Years a Slave, a period piece transforms into drama without distance and intellectual arguments about slavery’s connection to the present.
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