We can't breathe : on black lives, white lies, and the art of survival / Jabari Asim.
"Asim disrupts what Toni Morrison [calls] the 'master narrative' and replaces it with a story of black survival and persistence through art and community in the face of centuries of racism. In eight ... essays, he explores such topics as the twisted legacy of jokes and falsehoods in b...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Picador,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
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| Genre/Form: | Emerson authors |
| Summary: | "Asim disrupts what Toni Morrison [calls] the 'master narrative' and replaces it with a story of black survival and persistence through art and community in the face of centuries of racism. In eight ... essays, he explores such topics as the twisted legacy of jokes and falsehoods in black life; the importance of black fathers and community; the significance of black writers and stories; and the beauty and pain of the black body"--Front flap. |
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| Physical Description: | 193 pages ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781250174536 1250174538 |