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We Cast a Shadow 1920

By Maurice Carlos Ruffin

  • Fiction, satire, African americans, fiction, New York Times reviewed, African Americans

Hardcover 3.7★ · 22

"'You can be beautiful, even more beautiful than before.' This is the seductive promise of Dr. Nzinga's clinic, where anyone can get their lips thinned, their skin bleached, and their nose narrowed.

Fiction, satireAfrican americans, fictionNew York Times reviewedAfrican AmericansFictionFathers and sonsPlastic SurgeryRacismDystopiasFICTION / LiteraryFICTION / SatireFICTION / African American / General

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