(Ebook) My Government Means To Kill Me by Rasheed Newson ISBN 9781250833525, 1250833523, B09HPMQHHV

(Ebook) My Government Means To Kill Me by Rasheed Newson ISBN 9781250833525, 1250833523, B09HPMQHHV

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, from the television drama writer and producer of The Chi, Narcos, and Bel-Air“Extraordinary… shines a vivid light onto underappreciated aspects of our history through the life of a gay Black teenager… The book’s greatest charm lies in the sensitivity and subtlety of its narrative.”  -  The New York Times Book ReviewBorn into a wealthy Black Indianapolis family, Earl “Trey” Singleton III leaves his overbearing parents and their expectations behind by running away to New York City with only a few dollars in his pocket. In the city, Trey meets up with a cast of characters that changes his life forever. He volunteers at a renegade home hospice for AIDS patients, and after being put to the test by gay rights activists, becomes a member of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). Along the way, Trey attempts to navigate past traumas and searches for ways to maintain familial relationships - all while seeking the meaning of life amid so much death."Full of joy and righteous anger, sex and straight talk, brilliant storytelling and humour... 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 LessVibrant, humorous, and fraught with entanglements, Rasheed Newson’s My Government Means To Kill Me is an exhilarating, fast-paced coming-of-age story that lends itself to a larger discussion about what it means for a young gay Black man in the mid-1980s to come to terms with his role in the midst of a political and social reckoning.