How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: Essays
Kiese Laymon
(Author)
Description
A revised collection with thirteen essays, including six new to this edition and seven from the original edition, by the "star in the American literary firmament, with a voice that is courageous, honest, loving, and singularly beautiful" (NPR). Brilliant and uncompromising, piercing and funny, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America is essential reading. This new edition of award-winning author Kiese Laymon's first work of nonfiction looks inward, drawing heavily on the author and his family's experiences, while simultaneously examining the world--Mississippi, the South, the United States--that has shaped their lives. With subjects that range from an interview with his mother to reflections on Ole Miss football, Outkast, and the labor of Black women, these thirteen insightful essays highlight Laymon's profound love of language and his artful rendering of experience, trumpeting why he is "simply one of the most talented writers in America" (New York magazine).Product Details
Price
$16.00
$14.72
Publisher
Scribner Book Company
Publish Date
November 10, 2020
Pages
176
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.3 X 0.5 inches | 0.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781982170820
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About the Author
Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Kiese Laymon, Ottilie Schillig Professor in English and Creative Writing and the University of Mississippi, is the author of the novel Long Division, the memoir Heavy, and the essay collection How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America.
Reviews
"I first encountered Kiese Laymon's writing when I read How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America. I was stunned into stillness."
--Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist
--Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist