Made in Detroit A Memoir

Name: Made in Detroit A Memoir
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ISBN: 9781400075966

ISBN-10: 1400075963

ISBN-13: 9781400075966

Edition: N/A

Authors: Paul Clemens

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A "New York Times" Notable Book A powerfully candid memoir about growing up white in Detroit and the conflicted point of view it produced. Raised in Detroit during the '70s, '80s, and '90s, Paul Clemens saw his family growing steadily isolated from its surroundings: white in a predominately black city, Catholic in an area where churches were closing at a rapid rate, and blue-collar in a steadily declining Rust Belt. As the city continued to collapse--from depopulation, indifference, and the racial antagonism between blacks and whites--Clemens turned to writing and literature as his lifeline, his way of dealing with his contempt for suburban escapees and his frustration with the city…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.18" wide x 8.00" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Paul Clemens was born in Detroit and raised on the city's East Side. His work has appeared in the "New York Times" and the "New York Times Magazine." This is his first book.