![]() ![]() ![]() Asante’s noir chronicle is imaginative, powerful, and electric, written with passion and conviction. ![]() A rebellious boy's journey through the wilds of urban America and the shrapnel of a self-destructing family-this is the riveting story of a generation told through one dazzlingly poetic new voice. It’s the snippets of scenes-almost overheard chatter-and colorful descriptions that make this memoir memorable, as in his description of the funeral of Amir, the riff on the all-important “dead presidents” or money on the block, and his time at Crefeld alternative school. Thorndike Press, Feb 12, 2014- Biography & Autobiography- 321 pages. ![]() Asante blends the old soul riffs of Amiri Baraka and Ishmael Reed with the helter-skelter stream-of-consciousness of New Journalism scribes Hunter Thompson, Terry Southern, and Tom Wolfe, tossing in a dash of Sister Soulja and Donald Goines, in his journey through the crime-ridden city streets. Get Full eBook File name 'Buck-MKAsante.pdf. Original Title ISBN '9780812993417' published on 'August 20th 2013' in Edition Language: 'English'. In this soul-searching memoir, Asante describes himself as a “true African-American,” born in the motherland, and he recalls his family life in “Killadelphia” with his Afrocentric “Pops” and slightly off-kilter “Moms,” who winds up in a psychiatric facility, as well as his older brother Uzi, who goes to prison for the statutory rape of a white girl. Download Book 'Buck: A Memoir' by Author 'M.K. In his memoir, Asante, a Zimbabwe native and a Philly transplant, plays out the events of his childhood against the backdrop of the street-savvy rhythms of hip hop. ![]()
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