The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington

"The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" is a fantasy short story by P. Djèlí Clark, about George Washington's teeth. It was first published in Fireside Fiction in 2018.

Synopsis

Rather than being a single narrative, the story examines the lives of the nine enslaved people whose teeth were taken to produce dentures for George Washington — in a world where magic and sorcery are real.

Reception

Locus noted that the story "defeats (the) idea that there might be 'one true' slave narrative, that slaves would have all been this way or that way", and observed that the story is "deeply inform(ed)" by Clark's training as a historian.[1]

Year Award Result Ref.
2018 Nebula Award for Best Short Story Won [2]
2019 Hugo Award for Best Short Story Finalist [3]
Locus Award for Best Short Story Won [4]
Theodore Sturgeon Award Shortlisted [5]

References

  1. ^ Karen Burnham Reviews Short Fiction: Fireside Fiction, by Karen Burnham, in Locus; published April 23, 2018; retrieved April 2, 2019
  2. ^ "2018 Nebula Awards Winners". Locus. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 21 Jul 2025.
  3. ^ "2019 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners". Locus. 18 Aug 2019. Retrieved 21 Jul 2025.
  4. ^ "2019 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. 29 Jun 2019. Retrieved 21 Jul 2025.
  5. ^ "2019 Campbell and Sturgeon Awards Winners". Locus. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 21 Jul 2025.


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