What if James Baldwin and David Sedaris had a son? What if they weaned him on marathons of "The Golden Girls," and he grew up and wrote his own reawakening manifesto: "Eat GAY Love"?
"Is It True What They Say About Black Men?" is a travelogue and memoir about being gay, black, young(ish) and restless, an American living in self-imposed exile from New York City. Jeremy Helligar's physical and emotional journey takes him from one continent to four (South America, Australia, Asia and Africa), all of which he calls home over the course of eight years. Despite his demographic status, Helligar's life abroad and his search for love, enlightenment and a place to belong are defined by so much more than skin color, sexuality, or even gender. Most of all, his experiences – what happens to him and how he reacts to it – are shaped by a more universal trait: being human. In turn, his book is a universal documentation of love, lust and heartbreak, self-discovery and discovery of the world in which we live, adventure and awkward encounters as a stranger in strange lands.
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"Is It True What They Say About Black Men?" is a travelogue and memoir about being gay, black, young(ish) and restless, an American living in self-imposed exile from New York City. Jeremy Helligar's physical and emotional journey takes him from one continent to four (South America, Australia, Asia and Africa), all of which he calls home over the course of eight years. Despite his demographic status, Helligar's life abroad and his search for love, enlightenment and a place to belong are defined by so much more than skin color, sexuality, or even gender. Most of all, his experiences – what happens to him and how he reacts to it – are shaped by a more universal trait: being human. In turn, his book is a universal documentation of love, lust and heartbreak, self-discovery and discovery of the world in which we live, adventure and awkward encounters as a stranger in strange lands.
Is It True What They Say About Black Men?: Tales of Love, Lust and Language Barriers on the Other Side of the World
What if James Baldwin and David Sedaris had a son? What if they weaned him on marathons of "The Golden Girls," and he grew up and wrote his own reawakening manifesto: "Eat GAY Love"?
"Is It True What They Say About Black Men?" is a travelogue and memoir about being gay, black, young(ish) and restless, an American living in self-imposed exile from New York City. Jeremy Helligar's physical and emotional journey takes him from one continent to four (South America, Australia, Asia and Africa), all of which he calls home over the course of eight years. Despite his demographic status, Helligar's life abroad and his search for love, enlightenment and a place to belong are defined by so much more than skin color, sexuality, or even gender. Most of all, his experiences – what happens to him and how he reacts to it – are shaped by a more universal trait: being human. In turn, his book is a universal documentation of love, lust and heartbreak, self-discovery and discovery of the world in which we live, adventure and awkward encounters as a stranger in strange lands.
"Is It True What They Say About Black Men?" is a travelogue and memoir about being gay, black, young(ish) and restless, an American living in self-imposed exile from New York City. Jeremy Helligar's physical and emotional journey takes him from one continent to four (South America, Australia, Asia and Africa), all of which he calls home over the course of eight years. Despite his demographic status, Helligar's life abroad and his search for love, enlightenment and a place to belong are defined by so much more than skin color, sexuality, or even gender. Most of all, his experiences – what happens to him and how he reacts to it – are shaped by a more universal trait: being human. In turn, his book is a universal documentation of love, lust and heartbreak, self-discovery and discovery of the world in which we live, adventure and awkward encounters as a stranger in strange lands.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940158529139 |
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| Publisher: | Jeremy Helligar |
| Publication date: | 04/26/2016 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 320 |
| File size: | 3 MB |
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