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Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

National Book · 2015 · WinnerKirkus Prize · 2015 · Winner
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Spiegel & GrauBiography & MemoirNonfictionISBN 9780812993547

Award History

AwardYearStatus
National Book Award for Nonfiction2015Winner
Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction2015Winner

About This Book

Ta-Nehisi Coates's letter to his fifteen-year-old son meditates on what it means to inhabit a Black body in America, weaving together personal history, intellectual autobiography, and cultural criticism. Winner of the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction and the National Book Award.

About the Author

Ta-Nehisi CoatesUS

Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American author, journalist, and cultural commentator, widely considered one of the most important voices on race in America of his generation. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, he studied at Howard University. He was a national correspondent for The Atlantic for many years. Read more →

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