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Publication Name
Scribner
ISBN
9781501131738

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1501131737
ISBN-13
9781501131738
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038612003

Product Key Features

Book Title
Survival Math : Notes on an All-American Family
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Minority Studies, Discrimination & Race Relations, Personal Memoirs
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Mitchell Jackson
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.6 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"This is more than Jackson's story, and as he traces his great-grandparents' exodus from Alabama to Portland and the subsequent lives of his relatives...he captures the cyclical nature of poverty and neglect...The prose is a stunning mix of internal monologue and historical and religious references that he incorporates to tell his story...Thanks to Jackson's fresh voice, this powerful autobiography shines an important light on the generational problems of America's oft-forgotten urban communities." -- Publishers Weekly , starred "A dynamic, impressive debut memoir from the Whiting Award-winning author of The Residue Years (2013)... A potent book that revels in the author's truthful experiences while maintaining the jagged-grain, keeping-it-a-100, natural storytelling that made The Residue Years a modern must-read." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred "Award-winning novelist Jackson reclaims his history through an elegant memoir...one of rigorous self-examination, approaching his personal story with honesty and poetry...The result is an intimate portrayal of what makes us human...as much about a writer struggling to understand life's jubilations, mistakes, and losses, as it is a chronicle of a black man's place in America, appealing to fans of Kiese Laymon and Ta-Nehisi Coates." -- Library Journal, starred "In the second-person vignettes scattered throughout Jackson's latest work, close-call scenarios threaten both the lives and freedom of Jackson's family members. After escaping death or incarceration, their frequent refrain is, 'Praise God!' Yet the sense one gets reading this portrait of an African American family is that, for many black Americans, livelihood rests on blind chance more than divine intervention ... Product-of-my-environment stories are common; beyond his candid self-portrayal as a willing-but-reluctant participant, what makes Jackson's take on this theme so compelling is his inquisitive and unflinching investigation of the conditions that shaped him." -- Booklist, starred, "Beyond his own past, Jackson juxtaposes his history with those of his male relatives to illustrate the hardships of class and race on a generational level, creating a timely narrative centered around what it takes to survive in America." -- Time, 11 New Books to Read this March "Jackson, the author of the novel The Residue Years , writes about his own childhood in Portland, Ore., and the entrenched racism and economic inequality that shaped his community. Along the way, he interweaves poems and narratives from members of his family. As Jackson puts it in his author's note, "Our stories of survival are inseparable from the ever-fraught history of America."" -- New York Times, 12 New Books to Watch for in March "Jackson revisits his early years in a black Portland neighborhood, telling the stories of his struggling family members and analyzing the marginalizing cultural forces around them." -- Entertaintment Weekly, 20 new books to read in March "Vivid and unflinching ... Mitchell's memoir in essays chronicles the struggles of friends and family with drugs, racism, violence, and hopelessness and puts a face on the cyclical nature of poverty." -- Boston Globe, Most Anticipated Books of 2019 "An extensive and illuminating look at the city of [Jackson's] childhood, exploring issues like sex, violence, addiction, community, and the toll this takes on a person's life. -- Buzzfeed, Most Anticipated Books of 2019
Synopsis
"A vibrant memoir of race, violence, family, and manhood...a virtuosic wail of a book" ( The Boston Globe ), Survival Math calculates how award-winning author Mitchell S. Jackson survived the Portland, Oregon, of his youth. This "spellbinding" (NPR) book explores gangs and guns, near-death experiences, sex work, masculinity, composite fathers, the concept of "hustle," and the destructive power of addiction--all framed within the story of Mitchell Jackson, his family, and his community. Lauded for its breathtaking pace, its tender portrayals, its stark candor, and its luminous style, Survival Math reveals on every page the searching intellect and originality of its author. The primary narrative, focused on understanding the antecedents of Jackson's family's experience, is complemented by survivor files, which feature photographs and riveting short narratives of several of Jackson's male relatives. "A vulnerable, sobering look at Jackson's life and beyond, in all its tragedies, burdens, and faults" ( San Francisco Chronicle ), the sum of Survival Math 's parts is a highly original whole, one that reflects on the exigencies--over generations--that have shaped the lives of so many disenfranchised Americans. "Both poetic and brutally honest" ( Salon ), Mitchell S. Jackson's nonfiction debut is as essential as it is beautiful, as real as it is artful, a singular achievement, not to be missed.

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