num_pages: 334
description: This collection of short stories, brought together in the style of a novel, brings to life the hopes and fears of the people of Tims Creek, North Carolina from the time of slavery up to the present day.
language: English
title: Let The Dead Bury Their Dead
titlecomplete: Let The Dead Bury Their Dead
genres: American, LGBT, Southern, Race, Short Stories, African American, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, African American Literature
ratings_count: 670
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Ferro-Grumley Award
category: Gay Fiction, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Men's Fiction, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Abacus