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268 pages ; 21 cm |
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"At twelve years old, Elamin Abdelmahmoud emigrates with his family from his native Sudan to Kingston, Ontario, arguably one of the most homogenous cities in North America. At the airport, he's handed his Blackness like a passport, and realizes that he needs to learn what this identity means in a new country. Like all teens, Abdelmahmoud spent his adolescence trying to figure out who he was, but he had to do it while learning to balance a new racial identity and all the false assumptions that came with it. But after many years spent trying on different personalities, he now must face the parts of himself he's kept suppressed all this time. He asks, "What happens when those identities stage a jailbreak?" In his debut collection of essays, Abdelmahmoud gives full voice to each and every one of these conflicting selves"--Provided by publisher. |
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Abdelmahmoud, Elamin.
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Immigrants -- Canada -- Biography.
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Sudanese -- Canada -- Biography.
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Black people -- Canada -- Biography.
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Authors, Canadian -- Biography.
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Identity (Psychology)
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| Genre |
Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9780593496855 (pbk.) |
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059349685X (pbk.) |
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