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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR''S CHOICE 2022 LAMBDA LITERARY PRIZE FOR GAY FICTION FINALIST

The debut novel from television WRITER/PRODUCER OF THE CHI, NARCOS, and BEL-AIR tells a fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story following the personal and political awakening of a young, gay, Black man in 1980s New York City.

Consistently engrossing. New York Times Book Review

Full of joy and righteous anger, sex and straight talk, brilliant storytelling and humor... A spectacularly researched Dickensian tale with vibrant characters and dozens of famous cameos, it is precisely the book we've needed for a long time. Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less

Earl Trey Singleton III arrives in New York City with only a few dollars in his pocket. Born into a wealthy Black Indianapolis family, at 17, he is ready to lea

My Government Means to Kill Me

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    A Paperback / softback by Rasheed Newson

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      Publisher Flatiron Books
      Published 22 August 2023
      ISBN-13 9781250833549
      978-1250833549
      ISBN-10 125083354X
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      Historical Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR''S CHOICE 2022 LAMBDA LITERARY PRIZE FOR GAY FICTION FINALIST

      The debut novel from television WRITER/PRODUCER OF THE CHI, NARCOS, and BEL-AIR tells a fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story following the personal and political awakening of a young, gay, Black man in 1980s New York City.

      Consistently engrossing. New York Times Book Review

      Full of joy and righteous anger, sex and straight talk, brilliant storytelling and humor... A spectacularly researched Dickensian tale with vibrant characters and dozens of famous cameos, it is precisely the book we've needed for a long time. Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less

      Earl Trey Singleton III arrives in New York City with only a few dollars in his pocket. Born into a wealthy Black Indianapolis family, at 17, he is ready to lea

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