{"product_id":"the-world-doesnt-require-you-stories-9781631497889","title":"The World Doesn't Require You: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in the mythical Cross River, Maryland, \u003cem\u003eThe World Doesn't Require You\u003c\/em\u003e heralds \"a major unique literary talent\" (\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e). Established by the leaders of America's only successful slave revolt in the mid-nineteenth century, the town still evokes the rhythms of its founding. With lyrical prose and singular dialect, Rion Amilcar Scott pens a saga that echoes the fables carried down for generations--like the screecher birds who swoop down for their periodic sacrifice, and the water women who lure men to wet death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong its residents--wildly spanning decades, perspectives, and species--are David Sherman, a struggling musician who just happens to be God's last son; Tyrone, a ruthless, yet charismatic Ph.D. candidate, whose dissertation about a childhood game ignites mayhem in the neighboring, once-segregated town of Port Yooga; and Jim, an all-too-obedient robot who obeys his Master. Culminating with an explosive novella, \u003cem\u003eThe World Doesn't Require You\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"leap into a blazing new level of brilliance\" (Lauren Groff) that affirms Rion Amilcar Scott as a writer whose storytelling gifts the world very much requires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott, Rion Amilcar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631497889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Rion Amilcar Scott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39612630171723,"sku":"9781631497889","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_a1bbbd9b-995e-4d0d-8a5b-459e91f7d95c.jpg?v=1638985503","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-world-doesnt-require-you-stories-9781631497889","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}