TY  - BOOK
N2  - A candid, colorful memoir about a nerd from the Brooklyn projects who made it big. Nelson George grew up in the Tilden housing project in the crime- and despair-ridden Brownsville section of Brooklyn during the 1960s and 70s. In this tough neighborhood, Nelson was the nerdy kid who, in between stickball and street games, devoured Captain America comics, Ernest Hemingway novels, and album liner notes. Nelson's story is ultimately one of triumph, but it is not saccharine, sentimental, or full of false inspiration. Seeking transcendence through art and loving New York City, Nelson creates an insightful portrait of the emergence of black artists in the 1980s and 90s and illuminates how the pain of life can be turned into thoughtful books and cinema.--Publisher's description.
AB  - A candid, colorful memoir about a nerd from the Brooklyn projects who made it big. Nelson George grew up in the Tilden housing project in the crime- and despair-ridden Brownsville section of Brooklyn during the 1960s and 70s. In this tough neighborhood, Nelson was the nerdy kid who, in between stickball and street games, devoured Captain America comics, Ernest Hemingway novels, and album liner notes. Nelson's story is ultimately one of triumph, but it is not saccharine, sentimental, or full of false inspiration. Seeking transcendence through art and loving New York City, Nelson creates an insightful portrait of the emergence of black artists in the 1980s and 90s and illuminates how the pain of life can be turned into thoughtful books and cinema.--Publisher's description.
T1  - City kid :a writer's memoir of ghetto life and post-soul success /
DA  - c2009.
CY  - New York :
AU  - George, Nelson.
CN  - ML423.G317
CN  - ML423.G317
PB  - Viking,
PP  - New York :
PY  - c2009.
ID  - 337374
KW  - Music critics
KW  - Authors, American
SN  - 9780670020362
SN  - 0670020362
TI  - City kid :a writer's memoir of ghetto life and post-soul success /
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