My government means to kill me /
A fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story, following the personal and political awakening of a young gay Black man in 1980s New York, from the television drama writer and producer of The Chi, Narcos and Bel-Air Born into a wealthy Black Indianapolis family, Earl 'Trey' Singleton III...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Flatiron Books,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Lesson #1: The boss doesn't love you
- Lesson #2: A sanctuary can be a sordid place
- Lesson #3: Don't wear straightjackets
- Lesson #4: Enemies have their value
- Lesson #5: A big lie can build character
- Lesson #6: Romantic notions are delusions
- Lesson #7: Devils have a weakness
- Lesson #8: Victory can be a thorny crown
- Lesson #9: Touch at least one dead body
- Lesson #10: To change the world, have a selfish goal
- Lesson #11: Allies don't always harmonize
- Lesson #12: Learn to take a punch
- Lesson #13: The best spontaneous moments are planned
- Lesson #14: No sense in crying over blood money
- Lesson #15: Sometimes it's not about you
- Lesson #16: There's no preparing for every circle of hell
- Lesson #17: Leave the fallen behind
- Lesson #18: Bury your old self.