Like Lost in the City, it is a collection of short stories that deal with African Americans, mostly in Washington, D.C. Several of the stories had been previously published in The New Yorker magazine.
Liksom Lost in the City, är det en novellsamling som handlar om afroamerikaner runt Washington, D.C. Ett flertal av berättelserna hade tidigare publicerats i magasinet The New Yorker.