5/7/2023 0 Comments The changeling lavalleLillian Kagwa emigrated from Uganda while Brian West arrived from the only slightly less foreign territory of Syracuse. Neither could’ve guessed the wildness that falling in love would unleash. Each had journeyed from far-flung lands to find one another in Queens. Still, there was some cracked magic in the air because that was when Lillian and Brian met. The five boroughs had been given up for dead. One hundred thousand tons of garbage filled the sidewalks, spilled into the streets. In February New York City’s sanitation workers refused to pick up trash for eight straight days. This fairy tale begins in 1968 during a garbage strike. LaValle is the author of six previous works of fiction, has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an American Book Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award, and teaches at Columbia University. A retelling of a classic fairy tale with elements of horror and fantasy, The Changeling depicts new father Apollo Kagwa as he navigates the otherworldly corners of NYC. The following is from Victor LaValle’s novel, The Changeling.
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