Fish Tales: A Novel
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First published in 1984, the world has finally caught up with the spunk of Lewis Jones, the brilliantly chaotic female protagonist on a pleasure quest. Exploring race, sexuality and desire in 1970s New York and Detroit, this reissued classic lives up to its promise.
A Best Book of the Year: Literary Hub • The Week
A Must-Read: The New York Times Book Review • Time • The Week • The Millions
“A masterpiece.” —Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books
A mesmerizing spin through the high-rolling high times of 1970s New York and Detroit, Nettie Jones’s Fish Tales is a lost classic taking its rightful place in the spotlight.
Confident and cavalier, Lewis Jones seeks freedom and a good time, leaving mayhem in her wake. Strutting between the bohemian demimonde...






















