Heavy : an American memoir
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Main Flagstaff Public Library - Non-Fiction | 813.6 L427H | Checked Out | April 13, 2024 | ADULT |
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xiv, 241 pages ; 22 cm
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In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence to his suspension from college to his trek to New York as a young college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother, grandmother, anorexia, obesity, sex, writing, and ultimately gambling. By attempting to name secrets and lies he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, Laymon asks himself, his mother, his nation, and us to confront the terrifying possibility that few in this nation actually know how to responsibly love, and even fewer want to live under the weight of actually becoming free.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Laymon, K. (2019). Heavy: an American memoir (First Scribner trade paperback edition.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Laymon, Kiese. 2019. Heavy: An American Memoir. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Laymon, Kiese. Heavy: An American Memoir Scribner, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Laymon, Kiese. Heavy: An American Memoir First Scribner trade paperback edition., Scribner, 2019.
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