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Real American : a memoir / Julie Lythcott-Haims.
"Bringing a poetic sensibility to her prose to stunning effect, Lythcott-Haims briskly and stirringly evokes her personal battle with the low self-esteem that American racism routinely inflicts on people of color. The only child of a marriage between an African American father and a white British mother, she shows indelibly how so-called microaggressions, in addition to blunt-force insults, can puncture a person's inner life with a thousand sharp cuts. Real American expresses also, through Lythcott-Haims's path to self-acceptance, the healing power of community in overcoming the hurtful isolation of being incessantly considered "the other."--Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250137746
- ISBN: 1250137748
- Physical Description: 272 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | It begins like this -- An American childhood -- Becoming the other -- Desperate to belong -- Self-loathing -- Emerging -- Declaring -- Black lives matter -- Onward. |
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| Genre: | Autobiographies. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | 305.8 LYTH (Text) | 34455006373209 | Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 305.8 (Text) | 33062008910219 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | 305.8 L996r (Text) | 31901004158996 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"Bringing a poetic sensibility to her prose to stunning effect, Lythcott-Haims briskly and stirringly evokes her personal battle with the low self-esteem that American racism routinely inflicts on people of color. The only child of a marriage between an African American father and a white British mother, she shows indelibly how so-called microaggressions, in addition to blunt-force insults, can puncture a person's inner life with a thousand sharp cuts. Real American expresses also, through Lythcott-Haims's path to self-acceptance, the healing power of community in overcoming the hurtful isolation of being incessantly considered "the other."--Jacket.
