Heavy: an American memoir
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In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to time in New York as a college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother, grandmother, anorexia, obesity, sex, writing, and ultimately gambling. Heavy is a “gorgeous, gutting…generous” (The New York Times) memoir that combines personal stories with piercing intellect to reflect both on the strife of American society and on Laymon’s experiences with abuse. By attempting to name secrets and lies he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, he asks us to confront the terrifying possibility that few in this nation actually know how to responsibly love, and even fewer want to live under the weight of actually becoming free.
Subjects
Subjects
African American authors
African American authors -- 21st century -- Biography
Autobiographies
Compulsive gamblers
Compulsive gamblers -- United States -- Biography
Eating disorders
Eating disorders -- Patients -- United States -- Biography
Family
Large type books
Laymon, Kiese
Laymon, Kiese -- Family
Mother and child
Mother and child -- United States
Patients
African American authors -- 21st century -- Biography
Autobiographies
Compulsive gamblers
Compulsive gamblers -- United States -- Biography
Eating disorders
Eating disorders -- Patients -- United States -- Biography
Family
Large type books
Laymon, Kiese
Laymon, Kiese -- Family
Mother and child
Mother and child -- United States
Patients
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9781501125652
9781432861421
9781501125669
9781982130183
9781432861421
9781501125669
9781982130183
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Autobiographies
Compulsive gamblers -- United States -- Biography
Eating disorders -- Patients -- United States -- Biography
Large type books
Laymon, Kiese
Laymon, Kiese -- Family
Mother and child -- United States
Autobiographies
Compulsive gamblers -- United States -- Biography
Eating disorders -- Patients -- United States -- Biography
Large type books
Laymon, Kiese
Laymon, Kiese -- Family
Mother and child -- United States
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Compulsive gamblers
Eating disorders
Family
Large type books
Laymon, Kiese
Mother and child
Patients
Compulsive gamblers
Eating disorders
Family
Large type books
Laymon, Kiese
Mother and child
Patients
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