Memoir
Black Folk Could Fly - Selected Writings by Randall Kenan
2022·272 pages
A collection of personal nonfiction essays by Randall Kenan reflecting on his life as a Black gay Southerner, family, land, food, and literary influences.
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A collection of personal nonfiction essays by Randall Kenan reflecting on his life as a Black gay Southerner, family, land, food, and literary influences.
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A personal, social, and intellectual self-portrait of the beloved and enormously influential late Randall Kenan, a master of both fiction and nonfiction. Virtuosic in his use of literary forms, nurtured and unbounded by his identities as a Black man, a gay man, an intellectual, and a Southerner, Randall Kenan was known for his groundbreaking fiction. Less visible were his extraordinary nonfiction essays, published as introductions to anthologies and in small journals, revealing countless facets ...
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will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Mentions of author's identity as a gay man without explicit scenes
Violence & gore
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References to hog killing and agricultural labor
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Author's identity as a gay Black man is central to the essays
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Explorations of race, identity, and Southern culture
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Mentions of farm labor including hog killing
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