What it means when a man falls from the sky
(Book)
Uniform Title:
Author:
Contributors:
NoveList Series:
Published:
New York : Riverhead Books, 2017.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
230 pages ; 22 cm
Status:
Description
"A dazzlingly accomplished debut collection explores the ties that bind parents and children, husbands and wives, lovers and friends to one another and to the places they call home. In "Who Will Greet You at Home," a National Magazine Award finalist for The New Yorker, A woman desperate for a child weaves one out of hair, with unsettling results. In "Wild," a disastrous night out shifts a teenager and her Nigerian cousin onto uneasy common ground. In "The Future Looks Good," three generations of women are haunted by the ghosts of war, while in "Light," a father struggles to protect and empower the daughter he loves. And in the title story, in a world ravaged by flood and riven by class, experts have discovered how to "fix the equation of a person" - with rippling, unforeseen repercussions. Evocative, playful, subversive, and incredibly human, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky heralds the arrival of a prodigious talent with a remarkable career ahead of her"--
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Bemis Fiction
FICTION ARIMAH,L
On Shelf
Mar 1, 2021
CMC Leadville Campus
PS3601 .R542 A6 2017
On Shelf
Oct 22, 2021
DC Paonia Adult Fiction
F ARIMAH
On Shelf
Mar 13, 2019
EPL Fiction
F ARIMAH, LESLEY
On Shelf
Mar 24, 2022
Gunnison Fiction
Arimah
On Shelf
Nov 25, 2023
MRLD Montrose Fiction
Ari
On Shelf
Pitkin County Library
FICTION A6995wh
On Shelf
Aug 1, 2021
Summit-Frisco Non Fiction
813.6 ARI
On Shelf
Nov 1, 2023
TELL WPL Adult Fiction
FIC ARIMAH
On Shelf
May 10, 2021
Vail Public Library Fiction Books
FIC ARI
On Shelf
Nov 3, 2021
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
Subjects
LC Subjects
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780735211025, 0735211027
Notes
Description
"A dazzlingly accomplished debut collection explores the ties that bind parents and children, husbands and wives, lovers and friends to one another and to the places they call home. In "Who Will Greet You at Home," a National Magazine Award finalist for The New Yorker, A woman desperate for a child weaves one out of hair, with unsettling results. In "Wild," a disastrous night out shifts a teenager and her Nigerian cousin onto uneasy common ground. In "The Future Looks Good," three generations of women are haunted by the ghosts of war, while in "Light," a father struggles to protect and empower the daughter he loves. And in the title story, in a world ravaged by flood and riven by class, experts have discovered how to "fix the equation of a person" - with rippling, unforeseen repercussions. Evocative, playful, subversive, and incredibly human, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky heralds the arrival of a prodigious talent with a remarkable career ahead of her"--,Provided by publisher.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Arimah, L. N., & Arimah, L. N. (2017). What it means when a man falls from the sky. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Arimah, Lesley Nneka and Lesley Nneka. Arimah. 2017. What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Arimah, Lesley Nneka and Lesley Nneka. Arimah, What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky. New York, Riverhead Books, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Arimah, Lesley Nneka, and Lesley Nneka Arimah. What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky. New York, Riverhead Books, 2017.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
dcbe8c75-c9fa-c5c5-7a55-85f37d445b33
Record Information
| Last Sierra Extract Time | Apr 09, 2024 06:24:32 AM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Apr 09, 2024 06:24:56 AM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Apr 17, 2024 08:56:04 PM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 05483cam a2200877 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 956479959 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20170426124427.0 | ||
| 008 | 161101t20172017nyu 000 1 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2016036303 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780735211025|q (hardcover) | ||
| 020 | |a 0735211027|q (hardcover) | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)956479959 | ||
| 040 | |a DLC|b eng|e rda|c DLC|d YDXCP|d BTCTA|d BDX|d OCLCO|d OCLCF|d OCLCQ|d OCLCO|d SINLB|d OCLCO|d OCO|d PCX|d LEB|d ZQP|d YDX|d CO2|d OCLCO|d E3V | ||
| 042 | |a pcc | ||
| 049 | |a E3VA | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a PS3601.R542|b A6 2017 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 813/.6|2 23 |
| 084 | |a FIC051000|a FIC019000|2 bisacsh | ||
| 092 | |a FIC|b ARI | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka,|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2016059711|e author. | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Short stories.|k Selections |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a What it means when a man falls from the sky /|c Lesley Nneka Arimah. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York :|b Riverhead Books,|c 2017. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2017 | |
| 300 | |a 230 pages ;|c 22 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated|b n|2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume|b nc|2 rdacarrier | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The future looks good -- War stories -- Wild -- Light -- Second chances -- Windfalls -- Who will greet you at home -- Buchi's girls -- What it means when a man falls from the sky -- Glory -- What is a volcano? -- Redemption. | |
| 520 | |a "A dazzlingly accomplished debut collection explores the ties that bind parents and children, husbands and wives, lovers and friends to one another and to the places they call home. In "Who Will Greet You at Home," a National Magazine Award finalist for The New Yorker, A woman desperate for a child weaves one out of hair, with unsettling results. In "Wild," a disastrous night out shifts a teenager and her Nigerian cousin onto uneasy common ground. In "The Future Looks Good," three generations of women are haunted by the ghosts of war, while in "Light," a father struggles to protect and empower the daughter he loves. And in the title story, in a world ravaged by flood and riven by class, experts have discovered how to "fix the equation of a person" - with rippling, unforeseen repercussions. Evocative, playful, subversive, and incredibly human, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky heralds the arrival of a prodigious talent with a remarkable career ahead of her"--|c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Interpersonal relations|v Fiction.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008104850 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a FICTION / Cultural Heritage.|2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a FICTION / Literary.|2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Interpersonal relations.|2 fast|0 (OCoLC)fst00977397 | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Domestic fiction.|2 lcgft|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026295 | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Short stories.|2 lcgft|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026542 | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Domestic fiction.|2 fast|0 (OCoLC)fst01726589 | |
| 700 | 1 | 2 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka.|t Future looks good. |
| 700 | 1 | 2 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka.|t War stories. |
| 700 | 1 | 2 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka.|t Wild. |
| 700 | 1 | 2 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka.|t Light. |
| 700 | 1 | 2 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka.|t Second chances. |
| 700 | 1 | 2 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka.|t Windfalls. |
| 700 | 1 | 2 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka.|t Who will greet you at home. |
| 700 | 1 | 2 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka.|t Buchi's girls. |
| 700 | 1 | 2 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka.|t Glory. |
| 700 | 1 | 2 | |a Arimah, Lesley Nneka.|t What is a volcano? |
| 907 | |a .b54318324 | ||
| 948 | |a MARCIVE Overnight, in 2023.01 | ||
| 948 | |a MARCIVE Q3&4 2018 | ||
| 948 | |a MARCIVE Comp, 2018.03 | ||
| 948 | |a MARCIVE August, 2017 | ||
| 948 | |a MARCIVE extract Aug 5, 2017 | ||
| 989 | |1 .i109655618|b 1230002942766|d tlwf|g -|m |h 8|x 0|t 0|i 3|j 4|k 170401|n 05-10-2021 18:10|o -|a FIC ARIMAH|u FIC ARIMAH871230002942766tlwnb26.00p4099 | ||
| 989 | |1 .i109729699|b 1160002788419|d vlfic|g -|m |h 9|x 0|t 0|i 0|j 38|k 170412|n 11-03-2021 19:08|o -|a FIC ARI | ||
| 989 | |1 .i109752673|b 31526080217281|d epf|g -|m |h 13|x 0|t 0|i 13|j 2|k 170414|n 03-24-2022 15:28|o -|a F ARIMAH, LESLEY|u F ARIMAH, LESLEY26.00EPNEW215031526080217281q099 | ||
| 989 | |1 .i109817813|b 1130003555079|d pc|g -|m |h 13|x 0|t 0|i 6|j 2|k 170422|n 08-01-2021 22:08|o -|a FICTION A6995wh | ||
| 989 | |1 .i109944148|b 1200002339291|d sufnf|g -|m |h 8|x 1|t 0|i 7|j 7|k 170509|n 11-01-2023 15:57|o -|a 813.6|r ARI | ||
| 989 | |1 .i110272419|b 1030003319360|d cml|g -|m |h 3|x 0|t 0|i 0|j 18|k 170620|n 10-22-2021 22:10|o -|a PS3601 .R542 A6 2017 | ||
| 989 | |1 .i118242635|b 1270001529751|d gugfi|g -|m |h 10|x 3|t 0|i 3|j 300|k 180129|n 11-25-2023 16:45|o -|a Arimah | ||
| 989 | |1 .i124126625|b 31813005404636|d befic|g -|m |h 10|x 0|t 0|i 2|j 300|k 190216|n 03-01-2021 16:15|o -|a FICTION ARIMAH,L | ||
| 989 | |1 .i127817463|b 1110011242845|d mrlaf|g -|m |h 11|x 0|t 0|i 0|j 300|k 191012|o -|a Ari | ||
| 989 | |1 .i134631638|b 3325301838460|d dpafc|g -|m |h 7|x 0|t 0|i 0|j 300|k 201210|n 03-13-2019 10:00|o -|a F ARIMAH | ||
| 995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2023.01 | ||
| 995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2019.01 | ||
| 995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2018.03 | ||
| 995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2017.09 | ||
| 995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.b in 2017.04 | ||
| 995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.b in 2017.04 | ||
| 995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.b in 2017.04 | ||
| 995 | |a Exported from Connexion by Eagle Valley | ||
| 995 | |a Initial Bemis load m2btab.test019 in 2019.02 | ||
| 995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.migrate in 2019.10 | ||
| 995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.migrate 2020.12 | ||
| 998 | |e -|f eng|a be|a cm|a cml|a d|a ep|a ev|a gu|a gug|a mr|a mp|a mpm|a pc|a su|a suf|a tl|a tlw|a vl | ||
