Visions of Black Beauty in “Memphis” – Chicago Review of Books

Visions of Black Beauty in “Memphis” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Tara M. Stringfellow’s newest novel, Memphis, captures the beauty of Black culture and how beauty is perceived by her characters. The brutality of life strips beauty away so quickly and so permanently that storytellers often pair beauty with trauma as if they are two sides of the same coin. Stringfellow manages to avoid those … Read more