How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
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Author and essayist Kiese Laymon is one of the most unique, stirring, and powerful new voices in American writing. How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America is a collection of his essays, touching on subjects ranging from family, race, violence, and celebrity to music, writing, and coming of age in Mississippi. In this collection, Laymon deals in depth with his own personal story, which is filled with trials and reflections that illuminate under-appreciated aspects of contemporary American life. New and unexpected in contemporary American writing, Laymon's voice mixes the colloquial with the acerbic, while sharp insights and blast-furnace heat calls to mind a black 21st-century Mark Twain. Much like Twain, Laymon's writing is steeped in controversial issues both private and public. This collection introduces Laymon as a writer who balances volatile concepts on a razor's edge and chops up much-discussed and often-misunderstood topics with his scathing humor and fresh, unexpected takes on the ongoing absurdities, frivolities, and calamities of American life.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1932841776
ISBN13:9781932841770
Release Date:August 2013
Publisher:Agate Bolden
Length:148 Pages
Weight:0.54 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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I remember the first time I read Kiese's essay, "How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America." It had me in nine words. I don't recall being hooked that quickly with any other writings. His writing is visceral, astute, and uncompromisingly beautiful. He unabashedly rips himself open - exposing and unraveling both himself and the reader. He will take you on his journey, and leave you in haunting silence.
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