Survival Math
Notes on an All-American Family
$26.44
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
29 December 2020
Summary
‘A mesmerising book, full of story, truth, pain, lyricism, humour and astonishment: the stuff of a difficult life, fully lived, and masterfully transformed into art’ SALMAN RUSHDIE
‘Intimate and wise, poignant and compassionate, redemptive and raw. You have to read this beautiful book’ CHERYL STRAYED, author of Wild
An electrifying, dazzlingly written reckoning and an essential addition to the conversation about race and class, Survival Math takes its name fr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349701349 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349701342 |
| Author: | Mitchell S. Jackson |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Dialogue Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
Jackson’s musings skillfully illuminate the bloodlines, both inherited and earned, that pulse through the body of America’s gang-graffitied carceral state - Tyehimba Jess, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olio
Survival Math should be praised for many reasons–its literary integrity, its cinematic pace, its creativity and candor. But what I find most striking about this work, what I think distinguishes it, is its heart - Jason ReynoldsSurvival Math is the best memoir I’ve read in ages. With honesty, insight, and a tremendous amount of heart, Mitchell S. Jackson takes us deep into the stories that made, ruined, and saved him. I had the feeling while reading it that I’d never read anything quite like it before. It’s intimate and wise; poignant and compassionate; redemptive and raw. You have to read this beautiful book - Cheryl Strayed, author of WildAn extensive and illuminating look at the city of [Jackson’s] childhood, exploring issues like sex, violence, addiction, community, and the toll this takes on a person’s life - Buzzfeed, Most Anticipated Books of 2019About The Author
Mitchell S. Jackson
Mitchell S. Jackson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He holds a masters in writing from Portland State University and an MFA from New York University. Jackson has received a Whiting Award and the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. The Residue Years was also a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize and the Hurston Wright Legacy Award. Jackson has been awarded fellowships from TED, the Lannan Foundation and the Centre for Fiction. He teaches writing at NYU and Columbia.
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