Fifty-nine linked fictions: Offers a unique narrative structure for readers to explore multiple stories simultaneously
Inspired by the Code Noir: Delivers historical and political depth rooted in real colonial French law
Includes black and white drawings: Enhances the visual and immersive experience of each story
Foreword by Christina Sharpe: Provides critical acclaim and introduction to the collection
Genre-spanning stories: Ranges from contemporary realism to dystopian and historical fiction
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“Code Noir is storytelling at its deepest and most intimate. These stories are magic and you must enter them as if you, too, are wondrous.” —Dionne Brand, author of Nomenclature, Theory, and Map to the Door of No Return
Canisia Lubrin's debut fiction is that rare work of art—a brilliant, startlingly original book that combines immense lite