Magically Black and other essays /
"With equal parts candor and humor, Jerald Walker--a recipient of the PEN Award for nonfiction and finalist for the National Book Award--sharply examines and explains Black life and culture in Magically Black and Other Essays"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2024]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
SOCIAL
> SHORT STORIES ESSAYS
> 2024 RELEASE
> MEMOIR
> RACE
> GIFT
> WON
> HISTORY POLITICS
> STORY
> UNRELEASED
> LOVER
> READER
> UPCOMING
> LITERARY
> NONFICTION
> ESSAY COLLECTIONS
> HUMOR
> JUNETEENTH KIDS
> BLACK
> ANTHOLOGY
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| Summary: | "With equal parts candor and humor, Jerald Walker--a recipient of the PEN Award for nonfiction and finalist for the National Book Award--sharply examines and explains Black life and culture in Magically Black and Other Essays"-- In Magically Black and Other Essays Jerald Walker elegantly blends personal revelation and cultural critique to create a bracing and often humorous examination of Black American life. He thoughtfully addresses the inherent complexities of topics as eclectic as incarceration, home renovations, gentrification, the crip walk, pimping, and the rise of the MAGA movement, approaching them through various Black perspectives, including husband, father, teacher, and writer. The collection's overarching theme is captured in the titular essay, which examines the culture of heroic action that African Americans created in response to their enslavement and oppression. |
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| Physical Description: | 162 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780063161078 0063161079 9780063161047 0063161044 |