The Beautiful Struggle

von Ta-Nehisi Coates

157 Seiten, Taschenbuch, ab 13 bis 17 Jahre

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

*An extraordinary coming-of-age story, adapted from the adult memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Water Dancer and Between the World and Me*'Ta-Nehisi Coates is the young James Joyce of the hip-hop generation' Walter MosleyThis was the abyss where, unguided, black boys were swallowed whole, only to re-emerge on corners and prison tiersTa-Nehisi Coates grew up in the tumultuous 1980's in Baltimore known, back then as the murder capital of the United States.With seven siblings, four mothers, and one highly unconventional father: Paul Coates, a larger-than-life Vietnam Vet, Black Panther, Ta-Nehisi's coming of age story is gripping and lays bare the troubled, often violent life of the inner-city, and the author's experience as a young black person in itWith candor, Ta-Nehisi Coates details the challenges on the streets and within one's family, especially the eternal struggle for peace between a father and son and the important role family plays in such circumstances.

• Themen: Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Persönliche und soziale Themen Familien und Familienmitglieder
• ISBN: 9780241517208
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.02.2021
• Größe: 197 x 130 mm
• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
• Empf. Lesealter: ab 13 bis 17 Jahre