Saeed Jones
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"Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir. Jones tells the story of a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence--into tumultuous relationships with his...
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"In haunted poems glinting with laughter, Saeed Jones explores the public and private betrayals of life as we know it. With verve, wit, and elegant craft, Jones strips away American artifice in order to reveal the intimate grief of a mourning son and the collective grief bearing down on all of us. Drawing from memoir, fiction, and persona, Jones confronts the everyday perils of white supremacy with a finely tuned poetic ear, identifying moments that...
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Praise for Saeed Jones:
"Jones is the kind of writer who's more than wanted: he's desperately needed."—FlavorWire
"I get shout-happy when I read these poems; they are the gospel; they are the good news of the sustaining power of imagination, tenderness, and outright joy."—D. A. Powell
Prelude to Bruise works its tempestuous mojo just under the skin, wreaking a sweet havoc and rearranging the
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Ganador del Premio Kirkus 2019 y del Stonewall Book Award, y seleccionado como uno de los cien mejores libros del año por The New York Times, Cómo luchamos por nuestras vidas de Saeed Jones nos cuenta el camino hacia la vida adulta de un joven negro gay del sur de Estados Unidos. Un relato en el que trata de encontrarse a sí mismo y de hacerse un hueco en su familia y en su país.
Con una voz que es a la vez un río, un blues y un paisaje nocturno...