Digging stars : a novel
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781324035176 (hbk.), 132403517X (hbk.)
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Lebanon Public Library - Fiction
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Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Fiction & related items
Fiction of Black and Asian Interest.
Fiction: general & literary
Fiction: general & literary
Intended specifically for women and/or girls
Intended specifically for women and/or girls
Modern & contemporary fiction
Modern & contemporary fiction
Novels.
Relating to African American people
Relating to African American people
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Fiction & related items
Fiction of Black and Asian Interest.
Fiction: general & literary
Fiction: general & literary
Intended specifically for women and/or girls
Intended specifically for women and/or girls
Modern & contemporary fiction
Modern & contemporary fiction
Novels.
Relating to African American people
Relating to African American people
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
202309
Language
English
ISBN
9781324035176 (hbk.), 132403517X (hbk.)
Notes
Description
Blending drama and satire while examining the complexities of colonialism, racism, and what it means to be American, 'Digging Stars' probes the emotional universes of love, friendship, family, and nationhood.,With admission to The Program, an elite interdisciplinary graduate cohort at the forefront of astronomy and technology, Rosa's dreams are finally within reach. Her research into the cosmos follows in the footsteps of her astronomer father's revolutionary work in Bantu geometries and Indigenous astronomies. A bona fide genius, he transformed the scientific landscape by fusing the best of Western and Indigenous scientific thought. Yet since his death during her childhood, Rosa has been plagued by anxiety attacks she dubs "The Terrors"-and by unresolved questions about her father's life. Who is his mysterious friend Mr. C? Who was her father, really? Ambitious, hungry for success, and determined to soar, Rosa joins the ranks of America's smartest. Her cohort of talented Fellows includes Shaniqua, her roommate, who is analyzing melanin molecules and their capacity to conduct electricity; Richard, an expert in quantum mechanics; Mausi, studying Indigenous American scientific thought; and Pralte, Rosa's estranged stepbrother whose obsessive videogaming has inspired him to become a programmer. Her classmates challenge Rosa's understanding of identity, personhood, the ethics of technology, and, most painfully, her adulation of her father, whose legacy is more complicated than it appears. Digging Stars is a paean to the cosmos and a celebration of the democratic spirit of knowledge. Novuyo Rosa Tshuma's characters explode the rigid matrices of the academy to prove that science, art, technology, and history are all planets orbiting the same sun.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tshuma, N. R. (2023). Digging stars: a novel (First edition.). W.W. Norton and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tshuma, Novuyo Rosa. 2023. Digging Stars: A Novel. W.W. Norton and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tshuma, Novuyo Rosa. Digging Stars: A Novel W.W. Norton and Company, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tshuma, Novuyo Rosa. Digging Stars: A Novel First edition., W.W. Norton and Company, 2023.
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