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N2  - One of the most remarkable autobiographies of our time, Manchild in the Promised Land is a seminal work of modern literature published during a literary era marked by the ascendance of black writers. This thinly fictionalized account of Claude Brown's childhood as a hardened, streetwise criminal trying to survive the toughest streets of Harlem has been heralded as the definitive account of everyday life for African Americans raised in the northern ghettos of the 1940s and '50s. When the book was first published in 1965, it was praised for its realistic portrayal of Harlem--the children, young people, and hardworking parents; the hustlers, drug dealers, prostitutes, and numbers runners; the police; the violence, sex, and humor. The book continues to resonate generations later, not only because of its fierce and dignified anger, not only because the struggles of urban youth are as deeply felt today as they were in Brown's time, but also because of its inspiring message.
AB  - One of the most remarkable autobiographies of our time, Manchild in the Promised Land is a seminal work of modern literature published during a literary era marked by the ascendance of black writers. This thinly fictionalized account of Claude Brown's childhood as a hardened, streetwise criminal trying to survive the toughest streets of Harlem has been heralded as the definitive account of everyday life for African Americans raised in the northern ghettos of the 1940s and '50s. When the book was first published in 1965, it was praised for its realistic portrayal of Harlem--the children, young people, and hardworking parents; the hustlers, drug dealers, prostitutes, and numbers runners; the police; the violence, sex, and humor. The book continues to resonate generations later, not only because of its fierce and dignified anger, not only because the struggles of urban youth are as deeply felt today as they were in Brown's time, but also because of its inspiring message.
T1  - Manchild in the promised land
DA  - p2013.
CY  - [Ashland, OR] :
AU  - Brown, Claude,
AU  - Hite, Cary.
ET  - Unabridged.
CN  - E185.97.B86
CN  - E185.97.B86
PB  - Blackstone Audio, Inc.,
PP  - [Ashland, OR] :
PY  - p2013.
N1  - Title from container.
N1  - Duration: ca. 18:00:00.
N1  - "Tracks Every 3 Minutes."
ID  - 455693
KW  - African Americans
KW  - African Americans
SN  - 9781470897192 (library ed.)
SN  - 1470897199 (library ed.)
SN  - 9781470897185
SN  - 1470897180
TI  - Manchild in the promised land
ER  -