My government means to kill me
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Flatiron Books, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781250833525 (HRD), 1250833523 (HRD)
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 25 cm
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Status
Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION NEWSON
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FICTION NEWSON
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION NEWSON | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Fiction | FIC NEWSON | Available |
Florham Park Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION NEWSON | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction | NEWSON Rasheed | Available |
Lake Hiawatha Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION NEWSON | Available |
Lincoln Park Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION NEWSON | Available |
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Published
New York : Flatiron Books, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781250833525 (HRD), 1250833523 (HRD)
Notes
Description
"A fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story, following the personal and political awakening of a young gay Black man in 1980s NYC, from the television drama writer and producer of The Chi, Narcos, and Bel-Air Born into a wealthy Black Indianapolis family, Earl 'Trey' Singleton III leaves his overbearing parents and their expectations behind by running away to New York City with only a few dollars in his pocket. In the City, Trey meets up with a cast of characters that change his life forever--from civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, who he meets in a Harlem bathhouse, to his landlord, Fred Trump, who he clashes with and outfoxes. He volunteers at a renegade home hospice for AIDS patients, and after being put to the test by gay rights activist Larry Kramer and civil rights leader Dorothy Cotton, becomes a founding member of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). Along the way Trey attempts to navigate past traumas and searches for ways to maintain familial relationships--all while seeking the meaning of life in the midst of so much death. Vibrant, humorous, and fraught with entanglements, Rasheed Newson's My Government Means to Kill Me is an exhilarating, fast-paced, coming-of-age story that lends itself to a larger discussion about what it means for a young, gay, Black man in the mid-1980s to come to terms with his role in the midst of a political and social reckoning"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Newson, R. (2022). My government means to kill me (First edition.). Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Newson, Rasheed. 2022. My Government Means to Kill Me. Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Newson, Rasheed. My Government Means to Kill Me Flatiron Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Newson, Rasheed. My Government Means to Kill Me First edition., Flatiron Books, 2022.
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