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Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau. It was written by Coates as a letter to his then-teenage son about his perception of what the feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being Black in the United States are.
Overview. Between the World and Me is a nonfiction autobiographical work written by Black American journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, published in 2015. Structured as a letter from Coates to his teenage son, Samori, the book explores the complexities of being Black in the United States.
About Between the World and Me. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT.
Jul 14, 2015 · Between the World and Me. Ta-Nehisi Coates. 4.40. 334,762 ratings29,802 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Nonfiction (2015) “This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.”
Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward. Praise for Between the World and Me.
Sep 8, 2015 · Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of ...
Oct 21, 2021 · By Michelle Alexander. Oct. 21, 2021. BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates. | Review first published Aug. 17, 2015. For the past several years, I’ve greeted Ta-Nehisi Coates’s...
