Bibliograph

Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon

Type

Label

Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Heavy

Oclc number

1044612166

Responsibility statement

by Kiese Laymon

Sub title

an American memoir

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

Prologue: been -- Boy man -- Black abundance -- Home worked -- Addict Americans -- Epilogue: bend

Classification