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What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

by Damon Young
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"A blazing memoir in essays" (Entertainment Weekly) that explores the ever-shifting definitions of what it means to be black (and a man) in America.
An NPR Best Book of the Year
A Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite of the Year
A Finalist for the NAACP Image Award
A Finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Nonfiction
A Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor
Longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
For Damon Young, existing while black is an extreme sport. The act of possessing black skin while searching for space to breathe in America is enough to induce a ceaseless state of angst, where questions such as "How should I react here, as a Professional Black Person?" and "Will this white person's potato salad kill me?" are forever relevant.
Both a celebration of the idiosyncrasies and distinctions of blackness and a critique of white supremacy and how we define masculinity, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker is a hilarious and honest debut that chronicles Young's efforts to survive while battling and making sense of the various neuroses his country has given him.
"Young delivers a passionate, wryly bittersweet tribute to Black life in majority-white Pittsburgh . . . A must read." —Booklist (starred review)
"Young's charm and wit make these essays a pleasure to read; his candid approach makes them memorable." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Publisher: HarperCollins

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  • Release date: June 11, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780062684332
  • Release date: June 11, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780062684332
  • File size: 1438 KB
  • Release date: June 11, 2024
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Biography & Autobiography Multi-Cultural Sociology Nonfiction

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"A blazing memoir in essays" (Entertainment Weekly) that explores the ever-shifting definitions of what it means to be black (and a man) in America.
An NPR Best Book of the Year
A Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite of the Year
A Finalist for the NAACP Image Award
A Finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Nonfiction
A Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor
Longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
For Damon Young, existing while black is an extreme sport. The act of possessing black skin while searching for space to breathe in America is enough to induce a ceaseless state of angst, where questions such as "How should I react here, as a Professional Black Person?" and "Will this white person's potato salad kill me?" are forever relevant.
Both a celebration of the idiosyncrasies and distinctions of blackness and a critique of white supremacy and how we define masculinity, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker is a hilarious and honest debut that chronicles Young's efforts to survive while battling and making sense of the various neuroses his country has given him.
"Young delivers a passionate, wryly bittersweet tribute to Black life in majority-white Pittsburgh . . . A must read." —Booklist (starred review)
"Young's charm and wit make these essays a pleasure to read; his candid approach makes them memorable." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Multi-Cultural Sociology Nonfiction