Finding Fish
A Memoir
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Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the world, raised by the family he created for himself. Finding Fish shows how, out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope, an artist was born -- first as the child who painted the feelings his words dared not speak, then as a poet and storyteller who would eventually become one of Hollywood's most sought-after screenwriters. A tumultuous and ultimately gratifying tale of self-discovery written in Fisher's gritty yet melodic literary voice, Finding Fish is an unforgettable reading experience.
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Awards for Finding Fish |
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Ohioana Library Assn. Best Nonfiction
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Ohioana Library Assn. Best Nonfiction
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Critical Praise for
Finding Fish
“A striking and original story of the journey from troubled childhood to self-aware adult, Fisher’s account strikes the universal chords so often missing from contemporary memoir.”
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Kirkus Reveiws
“An intense, moving book.”
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Dallas Morning News
“Finding Fish reads like a great work of fiction, moving me alternately to tears and laughter, sorrow and joy, and making me forget at times that the story is in fact astonishingly true.”
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Denzel Washington
“The Color Purple, but true and male and set in the 1960s.”
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Time
"Fisher's gripping memoir is an inspiring story of one man's journey, a tale of strength of the individual over the challenges of life..."
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Chicago Tribune
“Fisher’s narrative is... touching, his recollections filled with authenticity and feeling. Finding Fish is a must-read, for Fisher’s compelling journey to find himself may well lead readers to undiscovered dimensions of themselves as well.”
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Denver Rocky Mountain News
"inspiring... gripping..."
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Glamour
"This stunning autobiography rises above the pack of success fables from survivors of America's inner cities....If a major feature of survival memoirs is their ability to impress readers with the subject's long, steady climb to redemption and excellence, then this engrossing book is a classic."
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Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“uplifting and authentic”
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Library Journal
" Soon to be a major motion picture starring and directed by Denzel Washington, Finding Fish is the memoir of Antwone Fisher's miraculous journey from abandonment and abuse to liberation, manhood, and extraordinary success -- a modern-day Oliver Twist."
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African Sun Times
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Who Will Cry for the Little Boy?
With the publication of Finding Fish, his memoir of a childhood spent in foster homes in and around Cleveland, Antwone Fisher shared with the world his story of perseverance, determination, and courage. And he also showed that within him beat the heart of an artist -- a major factor in his...
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