Letters to Gil

by Malik Al Nasir

On Sale: 09/02/2021

Letters to Gil

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Letters to Gil

by Malik Al Nasir

On Sale: 09/02/2021

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‘A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure’ IRENOSEN OKOJIE

Letters to Gil is Malik Al Nasir’s profound coming of age memoir – the story of surviving physical and racial abuse and discovering a new sense of self-worth under the wing of the great artist, poet and civil rights activist Gil Scott-Heron.

Born in Liverpool, Malik was taken into care at the age of nine after his seafaring father became paralysed. He would spend his adolescence in a system that proved violent, neglectful, exploitative, traumatising and mired in abuse. Aged eighteen, he emerged semi-literate, penniless with no connections or sense of where he was going – until a chance meeting with Gil Scott-Heron.

Letters to Gil will tell the story of Malik’s empowerment and awakening while mentored by Gil, from his introduction to the legacy of Black history to the development of his voice through poetry and music. Written with lyricism and power, it is a frank and moving memoir, highlighting how institutional racism can debilitate and disadvantage a child, as well as how mentoring, creativity, self-expression and solidarity helped him to uncover his potential.

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780008464431
  • ISBN 10: 000846443X
  • Imprint: William Collins
  • On Sale: 09/02/2021
  • Pages: 320
  • List Price:34.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies
  • BISAC2 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black
  • BISAC3 : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Child Abuse
  • BISAC4 : POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
  • BISAC5 : LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading

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