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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - NAMED ONE OF TIME 'S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE - PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST Hailed by Toni Morrison as "required reading," a bold and personal literary exploration of America's racial history by "the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race" ( Rolling Stone ) NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN - NAMED ONE OF PASTE ' S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - O: The Oprah Magazine - The Washington Post - People - Entertainment Weekly - Vogue - Los Angeles Times - San Francisco Chronicle - Chicago Tribune - New York - Newsday - Library Journal - Publishers Weekly In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of "race," a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men--bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates's attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son--and readers--the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children's lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.Product Identifiers
PublisherOneworld
ISBN-100812993543
ISBN-139780812993547
UPC9780812993547
eBay Product ID (ePID)208662797
Product Key Features
IllustratorYes
Era2010s
AuthorTa-Nehisi Coates
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicBetween the World and Me
Publication Year2015
TypeBiography
Number of Pages176 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length7.5in.
Item Height0.7in.
Item Width5.1in.
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification NumberE185.615.C6335 2015
Publication Date2015-07-14
SubjectsBiographies & True Stories
Reviews"I''ve been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died. Clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates. The language of Between the World and Me, like Coates''s journey, is visceral, eloquent, and beautifully redemptive. And its examination of the hazards and hopes of black male life is as profound as it is revelatory. This is required reading." --Toni Morrison "Powerful and passionate . . . profoundly moving . . . a searing meditation on what it means to be black in America today." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Really powerful and emotional." --John Legend, The Wall Street Journal "Extraordinary . . . [Coates] writes an impassioned letter to his teenage son--a letter both loving and full of a parent''s dread--counseling him on the history of American violence against the black body, the young African-American''s extreme vulnerability to wrongful arrest, police violence, and disproportionate incarceration." --David Remnick, The New Yorker "Brilliant . . . a riveting meditation on the state of race in America . . . [Coates] is firing on all cylinders, and it is something to behold: a mature writer entirely consumed by a momentous subject and working at the extreme of his considerable powers at the very moment national events most conform to his vision." -- The Washington Post "An eloquent blend of history, reportage, and memoir written in the tradition of James Baldwin with echoes of Ralph Ellison''s Invisible Man . . . It is less a typical memoir of a particular time and place than an autobiography of the black body in America. . . . Coates writes with tenderness, especially of his wife, child, and extended family, and with frankness. . . . Coates''s success, in this book and elsewhere, is due to his lucidity and innate dignity, his respect for himself and for others. He refuses to preach or talk down to white readers or to plead for acceptance: He never wonders why we just can''t all get along. He knows government policies make getting along near impossible." -- The Boston Globe "For someone who proudly calls himself an atheist, Coates gives us a whole lot of ''Can I get an amen?'' in this slim and essential volume of familial joy and rigorous struggle. . . . [He] has become the most sought-after public intellectual on the issue of race in America, with good reason. Between the World and Me . . . is at once a magnification and a distillation of our existence as black people in a country we were not meant to survive. It is a straight tribute to our strength, endurance and grace. . . . [Coates] speaks resolutely and vividly to all of black America." -- Los Angeles Times "A crucial book during this moment of generational awakening." -- The New Yorker "A work that''s both titanic and timely, Between the World and Me is the latest essential reading in America''s social canon." -- Entertainment Weekly "Coates delivers a beautiful lyrical call for consciousness in the face of racial discrimination in America. . . . Between the World and Me is in the same mode of The Fire Next Time; it is a book designed to wake you up. . . . An exhortation against blindness." -- The Guardian "Coates has crafted a deeply moving and poignant letter to his own son. . . . [His] book is a compelling mix of history, analysis and memoir. Between the World and Me is a much-needed artifact to document the times we are living in [from] one of the leading public intellectuals of our generation. . . . The experience of having a sage elder speak directly to you in such lyrical, gorgeous prose--language bursting with the revelatory thought and love of black life--is a beautiful thing." -- The Root "Rife with love, sadness, anger and struggle, Between the World and Me charts a path through the American gauntlet for both the black child who will inevitably walk the world alone and for the black parent who must let that child walk away." -- Newsday "Poignant, revelatory and exceedingly wise, Between the World and Me i, "I've been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died. Clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates. The language of Between the World and Me, like Coates's journey, is visceral, eloquent, and beautifully redemptive. And its examination of the hazards and hopes of black male life is as profound as it is revelatory. This is required reading." --Toni Morrison, "I''ve been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died. Clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates. The language of Between the World and Me, like Coates''s journey, is visceral, eloquent, and beautifully redemptive. And its examination of the hazards and hopes of black male life is as profound as it is revelatory. This is required reading." --Toni Morrison "Powerful and passionate . . . profoundly moving . . . a searing meditation on what it means to be black in America today." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Really powerful and emotional." --John Legend, The Wall Street Journal "Extraordinary . . . [Coates] writes an impassioned letter to his teenage son--a letter both loving and full of a parent''s dread--counseling him on the history of American violence against the black body, the young African-American''s extreme vulnerability to wrongful arrest, police violence, and disproportionate incarceration." --David Remnick, The New Yorker "Brilliant . . . a riveting meditation on the state of race in America . . . [Coates] is firing on all cylinders, and it is something to behold: a mature writer entirely consumed by a momentous subject and working at the extreme of his considerable powers at the very moment national events most conform to his vision." -- The Washington Post "An eloquent blend of history, reportage, and memoir written in the tradition of James Baldwin with echoes of Ralph Ellison''s Invisible Man . . . It is less a typical memoir of a particular time and place than an autobiography of the black body in America. . . . Coates writes with tenderness, especially of his wife, child, and extended family, and with frankness. . . . Coates''s success, in this book and elsewhere, is due to his lucidity and innate dignity, his respect for himself and for others. He refuses to preach or talk down to white readers or to plead for acceptance: He never wonders why we just can''t all get along. He knows government policies make getting along near impossible." -- The Boston Globe "For someone who proudly calls himself an atheist, Coates gives us a whole lot of ''Can I get an amen?'' in this slim and essential volume of familial joy and rigorous struggle. . . . [He] has become the most sought-after public intellectual on the issue of race in America, with good reason. Between the World and Me . . . is at once a magnification and a distillation of our existence as black people in a country we were not meant to survive. It is a straight tribute to our strength, endurance and grace. . . . [Coates] speaks resolutely and vividly to all of black America." -- Los Angeles Times "A crucial book during this moment of generational awakening." -- The New Yorker "A work that''s both titanic and timely, Between the World and Me is the latest essential reading in America''s social canon." -- Entertainment Weekly "Coates delivers a beautiful lyrical call for consciousness in the face of racial discrimination in America. . . . Between the World and Me is in the same mode of The Fire Next Time; it is a book designed to wake you up. . . . An exhortation against blindness." -- The Guardian "Coates has crafted a deeply moving and poignant letter to his own son. . . . [His] book is a compelling mix of history, analysis and memoir. Between the World and Me is a much-needed artifact to document the times we are living in [from] one of the leading public intellectuals of our generation. . . . The experience of having a sage elder speak directly to you in such lyrical, gorgeous prose--language bursting with the revelatory thought and love of black life--is a beautiful thing." -- The Root "Rife with love, sadness, anger and struggle, Between the World and Me charts a path through the American gauntlet for both the black child who will inevitably walk the world alone and for the black parent who must let that child walk away.
PRODUCT_ORIGIN TAMBOURINE_MIGRATED
Copyright Date2015
Target AudienceTrade
Lccn2015-008120
Dewey Decimal305.800973
Dewey Edition23
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- 23. Okt. 2022
Eye Opener
So far it’s interesting read. The writer is very expressive and detailed. He pulls you into his worldly thoughts about the life he has encountered, and makes noticeable sense of how these experiences shaped and molded his life. Great book, although I’m on let 1/4 through reading it, I highly recommended.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Sep. 2020
Amazing read. Coates does it again.
Amazing read, a page turner that also provokes so much thought. So easy to lose track of time, hard to put down.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 31. Mär. 2017
Lively Book Club Selection
Excellent book, causing a very lively, lengthy discussion at my last Book Club meeting. Even though it is well written, it is dark and disturbing, many in the group had strong negative feelings about it.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 07. Apr. 2021
Great book by a great author!
Great book by a great author!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 12. Aug. 2020
A Black man's letter to his Black son, compelling him to become a conscious citizen of this terrible and beautiful world.
This is my favorite book. I own multiple copies so that I can lend them out and I also own this in audiobook form.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Sep. 2016
Bought 3 copies - 1 for me; 1 for a friend; 1 to give the (white) Police Chief of my town, to make sure he understands.
Wonderfully written; So touching, understandable, and relate-able. I will give my copy to my grandsons when they are teenagers - they will need to have some insight into how .luxuriously privileged they are, not to be poor, not to be of a different race.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 07. Mär. 2020
Well spent purchase!
This is a great read, I could've easily printed out a free pdf but just from reading first few pages alone I bought the hard copy and even the audible.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 25. Nov. 2020
profound book
Very relevant to our current times. Great writing and makes you think deeply about our past and presentBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 28. Mai. 2018
Required reading
Really enjoyed this book. It was required reading but it was a great book.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 09. Dez. 2019
If this isn't thought provoking for you, it's on you.
Phenomenal! The best thing on race that I've read since James Baldwin. It ought to be required reading for high school seniors.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
