Everything you need to understand or teach Witness by Jamel Brinkley.
In Jamel Brinkley's short story collection Witness, Brinkley's characters either find themselves struggling under the weight of their own loss, seeking answers to and comfort for their trauma, or desperately attempting to seize control of their recollected past. All of the protagonists and narrators in these 10 short stories live in Brooklyn, New York and find their environment and relationships deeply impactful to their perceptions of self. Written from a range of perspectives, the enclosed short stories explore themes including visibility, memory, and identity.
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