Buck: A Memoir
M.K. Asante
818 As13Ya 2014
A coming-of-age story about navigating the wilds of urban America and the shrapnel of a self-destructing family, Buck
shares the story of a generation through one original and riveting
voice. MK Asante was born in Zimbabwe to American parents: his mother a
dancer, his father a revered professor. But as a teenager, MK was alone
on the streets of North Philadelphia, swept up in a world of drugs,
sex, and violence. MK’s memoir is an unforgettable tale of how one
precocious, confused kid educated himself through gangs, rap, mystic
cults, ghetto philosophy, and, eventually, books. It is an inspiring
tribute to the power of literature to heal and redeem us.
(From publisher.)
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