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Heavy: an American memoir
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New York, NY : Scribner, 2018.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Scribner Hardcover Edition.
Physical Desc:
xiv, 241 pages ; 22 cm
Status:
TELL WPL Adult NonFiction
305.896 LAYMON
TELL WPL Biography
B LAYMON
Description

"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most intimate--a mother-child relationship--to the most universal--a society that has undervalued and abused black bodies for centuries" --

"In this powerful and provocative memoir, Kiese Laymon fearlessly explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black body, a black family, and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse. Laymon invites us to consider the consequences of living in a country wholly obsessed with progress yet wholly disinterested in the messy work of reckoning with where we've been. In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to his trek to New York as a young college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his family, weight, sex, gambling, and writing. By attempting to name secrets and lies he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, Laymon asks himself, his mother, his nation, and us to confront the terrifying possibility that few of us know how to responsibly love" - -

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Description
"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most intimate--a mother-child relationship--to the most universal--a society that has undervalued and abused black bodies for centuries" --,Provided by publisher.
Description
"In this powerful and provocative memoir, Kiese Laymon fearlessly explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black body, a black family, and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse. Laymon invites us to consider the consequences of living in a country wholly obsessed with progress yet wholly disinterested in the messy work of reckoning with where we've been. In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to his trek to New York as a young college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his family, weight, sex, gambling, and writing. By attempting to name secrets and lies he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, Laymon asks himself, his mother, his nation, and us to confront the terrifying possibility that few of us know how to responsibly love" - -,Provided by publisher.
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FLC Reed Leisure Collection.
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FLC Reed Leisure Collection.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Laymon, K. (2018). Heavy: an American memoir. First Scribner Hardcover Edition. New York, NY, Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Laymon, Kiese. 2018. Heavy: An American Memoir. New York, NY, Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Laymon, Kiese, Heavy: An American Memoir. New York, NY, Scribner, 2018.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Laymon, Kiese. Heavy: An American Memoir. First Scribner Hardcover Edition. New York, NY, Scribner, 2018.

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