Hot comb / Ebony Flowers.
| Author/creator | Flowers, Ebony author, artist. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | [Montréal, Quebećbec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2019. |
| Copyright Date | ©2019 |
| Description | 180 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Hot comb -- Lady on the train -- Big Ma -- Fieldwork follies -- My lil sister Lena -- Spaniard -- Sisters & daughters -- Last Angolan Saturday. |
| Abstract | "Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular story 'Hot Comb' is about a young girl's first perm--a doomed ploy to look cool and to stop seeming 'too white' in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved to. In 'Virgin Hair', taunts of 'tender-headed' sting as much as the perm itself. It's a scenario that repeats fifteen years later as an adult when, tired of the maintenance, Flowers shaves her head only to be hurled new put-downs. Realizations about race, class, and the imperfections of identity swirl through Flowers' stories and ads, which are by turns sweet, insightful, and heartbreaking."-- Provided by publisher |
| General note | Place of publication from publisher's Web site. |
| Awards note | Ignatz award winner. |
| Genre/form | Comics (Graphic works) |
| Genre/form | Graphic novels. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographical comics. |
| Genre/form | Graphic novels. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographical comics. |
| Genre/form | Comics (Graphic works) |
| Genre/form | Graphic novels. |
| LCCN | 2021218667 |
| ISBN | 9781770463486 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1770463488 (paperback) |
| Stock number | Farrar Straus & Giroux, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (540)6727600 SAN 631-5011 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 305.48 F6695H | ✔ Available | Place Hold |