Mean

Gurba grows up queer, Chicana, and take no prisoners. Her story is a revelation, a delight, and an eye-opener.

True crime, memoir, and ghost story, Mean is the bold and hilarious tale of Myriam Gurba's coming of age as a queer, mixed-race Chicana. Blending radical formal fluidity and caustic humor, Gurba takes on sexual violence, small towns, and race, turning what might be tragic into piercing, revealing comedy. This is a confident, intoxicating, brassy book that takes the cost of sexual assault, racism, misogyny, and homophobia deadly seriously.

Author: Myriam Gurba
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Published: 11/07/2017
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781566894913
ISBN10: 1566894913
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | LGBTQ+

About the Author
Myriam Gurba lives in California and loves it. She teaches high school, writes, and makes "art." NBC described her short story collection Painting Their Portraits in Winter as "edgy, thought-provoking, and funny." She has written for Time, KCET, and the Rumpus. Wildflowers, compliments, and cash make her happy.