Bibliograph

Hot comb, Ebony Flowers

Type

Label

Hot comb, Ebony Flowers

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Hot comb

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1053581791

Responsibility statement

Ebony Flowers

Summary

"Hot comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular story 'Hot comb' is about a young girl's first perm--a doomed ploy to look cool and to stop seeming 'too white' in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved to. In 'Virgin hair' taunts of 'tender-headed' sting as much as the perm itself. It's a scenario that repeats fifteen years later as an adult when, tired of the maintenance, Flowers shaves her head only to be hurled new put-downs. The story 'My lil sister Lena' traces the stress resulting from being the only black player on a white softball team. Her hair is the team curio, an object to touched, a subject to be discussed and debated at the will of her teammates, leading Lena to develop an anxiety disorder of pulling her own hair out. Among the series of cultural touchpoints that make you both laugh and cry, Flowers recreates classic magazine ads idealizing women's needs for hair relaxers and product."--Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

Hot comb -- The lady on the train -- Big Ma -- Fieldwork follies -- My lil sister Lena -- The Spaniard -- Sisters & daughters -- Last Angolan Saturday

Classification