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The Resource A Particular Kind of Black Man : a novel, Tope Folarin, (electronic resource)

A Particular Kind of Black Man : a novel, Tope Folarin, (electronic resource)

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Summary
Living in small-town Utah has always been an uneasy fit for Tunde Akinola's family, especially for his Nigeria-born parents. Though Tunde speaks English with a Midwestern accent, he can't escape the children who rub his skin and ask why the black won't come off. As he struggles to fit in and find his place in the world, he finds little solace from his parents who are grappling with their own issues. One otherwise-ordinary morning, Tunde's mother wakes him and his baby brother and bundles them into the car, and takes them away from the only home they've ever known. But running away doesn't bring her, or her children, any relief from the demons that plague her; once Tunde's father tracks them down, she flees to Nigeria, and Tunde never feels at home again. He spends the rest of his childhood and young adulthood searching for connection. In so doing, he discovers something that sends him on a journey away from everything he has known
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (166 pages)
Contents
  • Intro; Dedication; Epigraph; 1987-88; 1988-91; 1991-92; November 7, 2000; 1995-96; September 9, 2001; 2004; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Copyright
Isbn
9781501171826
Link
http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteId=372&titleId=4500859
Instance
Label
A Particular Kind of Black Man : a novel
Title
A Particular Kind of Black Man
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Tope Folarin
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Living in small-town Utah has always been an uneasy fit for Tunde Akinola's family, especially for his Nigeria-born parents. Though Tunde speaks English with a Midwestern accent, he can't escape the children who rub his skin and ask why the black won't come off. As he struggles to fit in and find his place in the world, he finds little solace from his parents who are grappling with their own issues. One otherwise-ordinary morning, Tunde's mother wakes him and his baby brother and bundles them into the car, and takes them away from the only home they've ever known. But running away doesn't bring her, or her children, any relief from the demons that plague her; once Tunde's father tracks them down, she flees to Nigeria, and Tunde never feels at home again. He spends the rest of his childhood and young adulthood searching for connection. In so doing, he discovers something that sends him on a journey away from everything he has known
Cataloging source
EBLCP
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1981-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Folarin, Tope
Dewey number
813/.6
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3606.O4227
Literary form
novels
Nature of contents
dictionaries
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Nigerian Americans
  • Children of immigrants
  • Blacks
  • FICTION / Literary
Label
A Particular Kind of Black Man : a novel, Tope Folarin, (electronic resource)
Link
http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteId=372&titleId=4500859
Instantiates
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Intro; Dedication; Epigraph; 1987-88; 1988-91; 1991-92; November 7, 2000; 1995-96; September 9, 2001; 2004; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Copyright
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (166 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781501171826
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
5065dcb5-082b-4bbd-b573-b100ac6c2fc4
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1109785551
Label
A Particular Kind of Black Man : a novel, Tope Folarin, (electronic resource)
Link
http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteId=372&titleId=4500859
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Intro; Dedication; Epigraph; 1987-88; 1988-91; 1991-92; November 7, 2000; 1995-96; September 9, 2001; 2004; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Copyright
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (166 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781501171826
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
5065dcb5-082b-4bbd-b573-b100ac6c2fc4
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1109785551

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