HEAVY. An American Memoir
by Laymon, Kiese
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1501125656
- ISBN 13
- 9781501125652
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner's, 2018. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. In this powerful and provocative memoir, Kiese Laymon fearlessly explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black body, a black family, and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse. Laymon invites us to consider the consequences of living in a country wholly obsessed with progress yet wholly disinterested in the messy work of reckoning with where we've been. A personal narrative that illuminates national failures, is defiant yet vulnerable, insightful yet often comical exploration that begins with a confusing childhood, and continues through twenty-five years of haunting implosions and long reverberations. 241 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15077
- Title
- HEAVY. An American Memoir
- Author
- Laymon, Kiese
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 1501125656
- ISBN 13
- 9781501125652
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2018
- Keywords
- African American, memoir, secrets, lies, deception, a black body, a black family, race, civil rights, progress
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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