Heavy, an American memoir, Kiese Laymon
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Label
Heavy, an American memoir, Kiese Laymon
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Heavy
Oclc number
1044612166
Responsibility statement
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"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. 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 family, weight, sex, gambling, and writing. 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 of us know how to responsibly love" --, Provided by publisher
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Subject
- Biography
- Humans
- Troubles du comportement alimentaire + Patients -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Gambling
- Eating disorders + Patients -- United States -- Biography
- Mother and child
- Mère et enfant
- Eating disorders + Patients -- United States -- Biography
- Carnegie Medal -- 2019
- Mother and child -- United States
- Joueurs compulsifs -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Compulsive gamblers -- United States -- Biography
- Mother and child -- United States
- Laymon, Kiese -- Family
- Mother-Child Relations
- Compulsive gamblers -- United States -- Biography
- Autobiographies
- Noirs américains -- Biographies
- United States
- Laymon, Kiese
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Autobiography
- Carnegie Medal -- 2019
- African Americans -- Biography
- Mère et enfant -- États-Unis
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Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Genre4
- Subject25
- Biography
- Humans
- Troubles du comportement alimentaire + Patients -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Gambling
- Eating disorders + Patients -- United States -- Biography
- Mother and child
- Mère et enfant
- Eating disorders + Patients -- United States -- Biography
- Carnegie Medal -- 2019
- Mother and child -- United States
- Joueurs compulsifs -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Compulsive gamblers -- United States -- Biography
- Mother and child -- United States
- Laymon, Kiese -- Family
- Mother-Child Relations
- Compulsive gamblers -- United States -- Biography
- Autobiographies
- Noirs américains -- Biographies
- United States
- Laymon, Kiese
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Autobiography
- Carnegie Medal -- 2019
- African Americans -- Biography
- Mère et enfant -- États-Unis
- Content1
- Author1
- Other version1
- Mapped to1