Overview
The first time Chude-Sokei realizes that he is āfirst son of the first sonā of a renowned leader of the bygone African nation is in Uncle Daddy and Big Auntieās strict religious household in Jamaica, where he lives with other abandoned children. A visiting African has just fallen to his knees to shake him by the shoulders: āIs this the boy? Is this him?ā
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Chude-Sokeiās immersion in the politics of race and belonging across the landscape of the African diaspora takes a turn when his traumatized mother, who has her own extraordinary history as the onetime āJackie O of Biafra,ā finally sends for him to come live with her. In Inglewood, Los Angeles, on the eve of gangsta rap and the LA riots, itās as if heās fallen to earth. In this world, anything alienādefinitely Chude-Sokeiās secret obsession with science fiction and David Bowieāis a danger, andĀ his yearning to become a Black American gets deeply, sometimes absurdly, complicated. Ultimately, it is a boisterous pan-African family of honorary aunts, uncles,Ā andĀ cousinsĀ that becomes his secret society,Ā teachingĀ him the redemptive skillĀ of navigating not just Blackness, butĀ Blacknesses, inĀ hisĀ America.Ā
This book title, Floating In A Most Peculiar Way (A Memoir) - 9780358639701, ISBN: 9780358639701, by Louis Chude-Sokei, published by HMH Books (February 1, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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