Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)âSocial conditions. Afro-AmericansâNew York (N.Y.)âSocial conditions.Ĥ. Manchild in the promised land / Claude Brown.ġ. The Library of Congress has cataloged the Macmillan edition as follows: Manufactured in the United States of America T OUCHSTONE and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster Inc. Louis Howard, and the authorâare entirely fictitious, and any resemblance to the names of living persons is wholly coincidental. TOUCHSTONE Rockefeller Center 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 Copyright Â© 1965 by Claude Brown Copyright renewed Â© 1993 by Claude Brown All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.Īll the names in this bookâwith the exception of public figures, judges, staff members at the Wiltwyck School for Boys, Mr. “Sometimes a unique voice speaks out so clearly and with so much passion that it comes to speak for an era, a generation, a people â¦ and we have to listen.” “Brown's Harlem is alive in a way that no black ghetto has heretofore been brought to life between book jackets.” Brown's graphic narrative will make you laugh, cry, think, and possibly understand.” “He writes about his lifeâand Harlemâwith frank, brutal, and beautiful power. “Sprung from the alley, a rare cat â¦ As a survivor among the dying and the dead, Brown tells it like it wasâand like it still is.” ÂRomulus Linney, The New York Times Book Review “It is written with brutal and unvarnished honesty in the plain talk of the people, in language that is fierce, uproarious, obscene and tender.” “This is a magnificent book, not a good book, not an interesting book, a magnificent book.â¦ It is a guided tour of hell conducted by a man who broke out.” “The first thing I ever read which gave me an idea of what it would be like day by day if I'd grown up in Harlem.”

“Incredible! No Negro writer ever told the whole street thing in Harlem: Claude Brown is the first.”

Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown