Overview
Region
Diaspora
USA
Era
Contemporary
Language
English
Genre
Memoir
About This Work
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.
Literary Significance
One of the most celebrated memoirs of the 21st century; Laymon later negotiated the rights back from his publisher