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A Particular Kind of Black Man: A Novel by Folarin, Tope, 1981- author is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A Stunning Debut Novel, From Rhodes Scholar And Winner Of The Caine Prize For African Writing, Tope Folarin About A Nigerian Family Living In Utah And Their Uncomfortable Assimilation To American Life. Living In Small-town Utah Has Always Been An Uneasy Fit For Tunde Akinola's Family, Especially For His Nigeria-born Parents. Though Tunde Speaks English With A Midwestern Accent, He Can't Escape The Children Who Rub His Skin And Ask Why The Black Won't Come Off. As He Struggles To Fit In And Find His Place In The World, He Finds Little Solace From His Parents Who Are Grappling With Their Own Issues. Tunde's Father, Ever The Optimist, Works Tirelessly Chasing His American Dream While His Wife, Lonely In Utah Without Family And Friends, Sinks Deeper Into Schizophrenia. Then One Otherwise-ordinary Morning, Tunde's Mother Wakes Him With A Hug, Bundles Him And His Baby Brother Into The Car, And Takes Them Away From The Only Home They've Ever Known. But Running Away Doesn't Bring Her, Or Her Children, Any Relief From The Demons That Plague Her; Once Tunde's Father Tracks Them Down, She Flees To Nigeria, And Tunde Never Feels At Home Again. He Spends The Rest Of His Childhood And Young Adul

Who reads A Particular Kind of Black Man: A Novel?

Author

Folarin, Tope, 1981- author

Publisher

New York: Simon & Schuster

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501171819

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.4 / 5 (151 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14