{"product_id":"son-of-elsewhere-a-memoir-in-pieces-paperback","title":"Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElamin Abdelmahmoud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - A \"funny and frank\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) collection of essays on Blackness, faith, pop culture, and the challenges--and rewards--of finding one's way in the world, from a \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e editor and podcast host. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A memoir that is immense in its desire to give . . . a rich offering of image, of music, of place.\"--Hanif Abdurraqib, author of \u003ci\u003eA Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twelve years old, Elamin Abdelmahmoud emigrates with his family from his native Sudan to Kingston, Ontario, arguably one of the most homogenous cities in North America. At the airport, he's handed his Blackness like a passport, and realizes that he needs to learn what this identity means in a new country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike all teens, Abdelmahmoud spent his adolescence trying to figure out who he was, but he had to do it while learning to balance a new racial identity and all the false assumptions that came with it. Abdelmahmoud learned to fit in, and eventually became \"every liberal white dad's favorite person in the room.\" But after many years spent trying on different personalities, he now must face the parts of himself he's kept suppressed all this time. He asks, \"What happens when those identities stage a jailbreak?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his debut collection of essays, Abdelmahmoud gives full voice to each and every one of these conflicting selves. Whether reflecting on how \u003ci\u003eThe O.C. \u003c\/i\u003etaught him about falling in love, why watching wrestling allowed him to reinvent himself, or what it was like being a Muslim teen in the aftermath of 9\/11, Abdelmahmoud explores how our experiences and our environments help us in the continuing task of defining who we truly are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the perfect balance of relatable humor and intellectual ferocity, \u003ci\u003eSon of Elsewhere \u003c\/i\u003econfronts what we know about ourselves, and most important, what we're still learning.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElamin Abdelmahmoud \u003c\/b\u003eis a culture writer for \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed News \u003c\/i\u003eand host of CBC's pop culture show \u003ci\u003ePop Chat\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a founding co-host of the CBS Politics podcast \u003ci\u003eParty Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe National\u003c\/i\u003e's At Issue panel. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, The Globe and Mail, \u003c\/i\u003eand other outlets. When he gets a chance, he writes bad tweets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766406218016,"sku":"9780593496855","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e35c8ee25c33dbcc450fce7f4853e3c3.webp?v=1780292068","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/son-of-elsewhere-a-memoir-in-pieces-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}