The Through - Softcover

Johnson, A Rafael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937543366 ISBN 13: 9781937543365

Publisher: Jaded Ibis Press, LLC, 2017

Synopsis

FINALIST FOR THE 2018 MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD.  

"I am my haint. I haunt my own body."

In The Through, Adrian and her partner Ben navigate the strange and dangerous magic of The Through, an African American ghost town that exists somewhere between Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and the other-world of the flying slave ship Yemaya, peach Nehi sodas, and mothers back from the dead. Ben and Adrian are not in an ideal partnership--Adrian survived childhood sexual abuse and Hurricane Katrina, whileBen listlessly adjuncts at the local university. The Through, as folk call it,used to be called Okahika, a black community that existed without street names or formal recognition. Okahika exists in every Southern state, connected by energy and history, come and gone, waiting and leaving. Yemaya leads Ben and Adrian on a journey into The Through that ends in healing - but at a very high cost.

About this title

About the Author

A. Rafael Johnson is a writer and activist whose work has appeared in African American Review, Callaloo, Kweli Journal, and in anthologies. Before writing, Johnson had careers in theatre and international aid. A. Rafael Johnson holds an MFA from The University of Alabama. Originally from New York and Texas, he co-owns a consulting firm in Minneapolis, where he lives with his partner and children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jaded Ibis Press, LLC
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1937543366
• ISBN 13: 9781937543365
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 274