Parallel Time: Growing Up in Black and White

Staples, Brent

ISBN 10: 0679421548 / ISBN 13: 9780679421542

Published by Pantheon, New York, 1994

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New York: Pantheon, 1994. Stated First Edition. Fine/Fine. Very clean black boards with black cloth spine, silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers. Inscribed and SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. 274 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no wear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. An evocative memoir that poses universal questions with the added dimension of race. 8vo. Black History. Seller Inventory # 013396

Bibliographic Details

Title: Parallel Time: Growing Up in Black and White

Publisher: Pantheon, New York

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: Stated First Edition.

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Review:

""Parallel Time is superb. . . . The story of who Staples is at heart and how he got to be that way is written in clear, vivid prose. It is funny and sad and deeply moving."--Lorene Cary, author of "Black Ice"A powerful, personal memoir from an extraordinary storyteller. . . . The reader is priviliged to share the inner turmoil, and the startling eloquence, of a man bent on saving himself."--"Philadelphia Inquirer"Poignant . . . rewarding . . . vividly realized. . . . A writer of edifying elegance. . . . Staples reveals a resolutely distinct voice as he negotiates the treacherous shoals of racial identity in American culture."--"The New York Times"Eloquent and skillfully crafted. . . . Staples's fresh descriptions have a breathtaking brilliance. . . . He puts flesh and blood on the people who are being signified about during this nasty and cold-hearted period of our history and explores the conditions in depth, bringing insights that only an outsider-insider can see. . . This book is for the 90s what James Baldwin's "The Fire Next Time was for the 60s."--Ishmael Reed"An elegant, affecting memoir. . . . Staples has turned his alienation to powerful account, bringing us living proof that this society cannot afford to bet its future on the laws of chance."--"Chicago Tribune"A wonderful storyteller. . . . Brent Staples writes with eloquence, passion and grace about the most important things in life, and one can ask no more of a writer. . . . We must gratefully welcome this powerful new voice."--Robert Stone, author of "Outerbridge Reach"A painfully honest account of the conflicts and choices caused by growing up and away from one's roots. Staples's book is less an autobiography than ameditation on a universal question: what makes us who we are?"--"Entertainment Weekly"Refreshing. . . ironic. . . . affecting. . . . a superbly crafted memoir."--"Chicago Sun-Times"Funny and terrifying and heartbreaking. . . . Brent Staples has written one of the best memoirs I've ever read about growing up in America."Russell Baker, author of "The Good Times