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Heavy : an American memoir Cover Image Book Book

Heavy : an American memoir

Laymon, Kiese (author.).

Summary: "Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most intimate--a mother-child relationship--to the most universal--a society that has undervalued and abused black bodies for centuries"--

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  • ISBN: 1501125656
  • ISBN: 9781501125652
  • Physical Description: xiv, 241 pages ; 22 cm
    print
  • Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Scribner, [2018]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note: Prologue: been -- Boy man -- Black abundance -- Home worked -- Addict Americans -- Epilogue: bend.
Awards Note:
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2019.

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Genre: Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Emmaus Public Library 305.896 LAYM (Text) 36446001978520 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Lehighton Area Memorial Library 92 LAY (Text) 30445100191882 Adult Biography Available -
Parkland Community Library 305.896 LAY (Text) 34422007097963 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Dimmick Main Library B LAYMON (Text) 304441003383503 Balcony Available -
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