The Moor (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Russell Banks
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Plot: Regional, realism
- Time of Work: The 1990's
- Setting: Concord, New Hampshire
- Principal Characters: Warren Low, Gail Fortunata
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Restaurants, bars, taverns, or pubs, New England, New Hampshire, Working class, 1990’s, Aging, Snow
- Locales: Concord, NH
The Story
“The Moor” tells of a man and a woman whose paths cross again after thirty years. Warren Low, a middle-age plumbing supplies sales representative, and two buddies, one in real estate, the other in car sales, are heading for drinks after taking part in an induction ceremony at the Masonic Hall. Warren's face still shows traces of the makeup he wore for his role as an Arab prince. His red-painted lips and black-smeared cheeks elicit teasing racial slurs from the two, which the narrator, self-admittedly less prejudiced than they, dismisses as just idle, unthinking...
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