{"product_id":"a-visitation-of-spirits-paperback","title":"A Visitation of Spirits - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandall Kenan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"With \u003cem\u003eA Visitation of Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e, Randall Kenan continues James Baldwin's legendary tradition of 'telling it on the mountain.'\"--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eA Visitation of Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e was published, Randall Kenan (1963-2020) was instantly recognized as a writer of significance, and one who brought into literary fiction the southern Black, gay experience, one of the first such writers to achieve mainstream success. His groundbreaking first novel, \u003ci\u003eA Visitation of Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, is the powerful story of Horace Cross, a popular and high-achieving sixteen-year-old boy, who wrestles with the guilt of discovering who he is, a young man attracted to other men and yearning to escape the narrow confines of the small town of Tims Creek, North Carolina, where he grew up. Raised on stories of prophets, revelations, and dreams, his internal struggles take shape in his mind as demons and angels battling for his soul, culminating in one night of horrible and tragic transformation. \u003ci\u003eA Visitation of Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e established Randall Kenan as a literary master, and his influence continues to be felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in Grove paperback and with an introduction by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Oscar-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Visitation of Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic novel of growing up from a literary giant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandall Kenan (1963-2020) was the former chancellor of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and a professor of English and comparative literature at the University of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill. He lived in Hillsborough, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47395862577330,"sku":"9780802159298","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0b12adc4834a6578fc6dc3f5fbc29fae.webp?v=1777993721","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-visitation-of-spirits-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}