TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Zadie TI - Grand union: stories SN - 9780525558996 AV - PR6069.M59 A6 2019 U1 - 823/.914 23 PY - 2019/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Press KW - Short stories KW - lcgft N1 - "First published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin General, a division of Penguin Random House UK, 2019"--Title page verso; The dialectic --; Sentimental education --; The lazy river --; Words and music --; Just right --; Parents' morning epiphany --; Downtown --; Miss Adele amidst the corsets --; Mood --; Escape from New York --; Big week --; Meet the president! --; Two men arrive in a village --; Kelso deconstructed --; Blocked --; The canker --; For the king --; Now more than ever --; Grand union N2 - Grand Union explores a wide range of subjects, from first loves to cultural despair, as well as the desire to be the subject of your own experience. In captivating prose, she contends with race, class, relationships, and gender roles in a world that feels increasingly divided ER -