The The Dead Don't Need Reminding
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The The Dead Don't Need Reminding by Julian Randall
This brilliant, adult nonfiction debut from the acclaimed MG author and poet weaves two wrenching personal narratives of recovery and reclamation, spliced with a dazzle of pop-culture
The Dead Don't Need Reminding is a braided story of Julian Randall's return from a near-suicidal depression, and his determination to retrace his great-grandfather's history to the Mississippi town where he had the audacity to pass and from which he was driven out amid threats of being tarred and feathered.
?Both journeys through and to identity are almost unbearable-yet each is sustained by the joyful exuberance of Randall's favourite songs, movies, TV shows, and sporting moments that play in his head as he takes on the challenge. Spiderman reminds him of his powers; Kanye's tribute to Donda becomes a riff on parents and children; watching Devin Hester's kick-off return with his dad shows his father's fire within, usually so carefully controlled; and in the One Day at a Time reboot, Julian finds representation of the out, queer, Latinx teen that he never had growing up. Adonis Creed, and Rocky, are a funny and poignant reflection on mortality. Everything is about race and America's unrelenting violence on Black people.
The book is a kaleidoscope of voices, feelings and insights into the pressure and pain of oppression, that culminates in a triumph; Julian Randall gets his ghost story back.
Dr. Randall is an active researcher of indoor photovoltaic solar application, most recently for a wearable autonomous location tracking system [207]. He is the general chair of the Second International Forum on Applied Wearable Computing in Zurich, Switzerland. His research interests include, but are not limited to, ambient energy power sources, context-aware wearable systems, autonomous systems and human-computer interfaces. Any queries should be directed via jfrandall@iee.org.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781645030263 |
| ISBN 10 | 1645030261 |
| Title | The The Dead Don't Need Reminding |
| Author | Julian Randall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bold Type Books |
| Year published | 2024-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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