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USA
Contemporary
English
Memoir
Laymon writes a letter to his mother about the violence of his childhood in Mississippi, his body, gambling, food, and the ways Black families carry America's weight. One of the most honest memoirs in American literature.
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One of the most celebrated memoirs of the 21st century; Laymon later negotiated the rights back from his publisher
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editorial-summarynot primary textLaymon writes a letter to his mother about the violence of his childhood in Mississippi, his body, gambling, food, and the ways Black families carry America's weight. One of the most honest memoirs in American literature. One of the most celebrated memoirs of the 21st century; Laymon later negotiated the rights back from his publisher
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