Manchild in the Promised Land
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Manchild in the Promised Land

by Claude Brown

1965•Biography•415 pages

Taste attributes: biographydramacrimedocumentaryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a dark biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

A fictionalized account of Brown's growing up in Harlem. It portrays Harlem as a complex society of children, young people, hardworking parents, hustlers, drug dealers, prostitutes, and numbers runners; the police, the action, the street, the violence, sex, humor, and the language.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDramaCrimeDocumentaryComing of ageHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentary

Subjects

Social conditionsAfrican AmericansBiographyAfrican American boysAfrican American neighborhoodsAfrican americans, social conditionsAfrican americans, biographyBrown, claude, 1937-2002

Details

Author
Claude Brown
Published
1965
Pages
415
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