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Isaac's song / Daniel Black.

Black, Daniel, (author.).

Summary:

Isaac is at a crossroads in his young life. Growing up in Missouri, the son of a caustic, hard-driving father, he was conditioned to suppress his artistic pursuits and physical desires, notions that didn't align with a traditional view of masculinity. But now, in late '80s Chicago, Isaac has finally carved out a life of his own. He is sensitive and tenderhearted and has built up the courage to seek out a community. Yet just as he begins to embrace who he is, two social catalysts, the AIDS crisis and Rodney King's attack--collectively extinguish his hard-earned joy. At a therapist's encouragement, Isaac begins to write down his story. In the process, he taps into a creative energy that will send him on a journey back to his family, his ancestral home in Arkansas and the inherited trauma of the nation's dark past. But a surprise discovery will either unlock the truths he's seeking or threaten to derail the life he's fought so hard to claim.

Record details

  • ISBN: 133509041X
  • ISBN: 9781335090416
  • Physical Description: 313 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Hanover Square Press, 2025.
Subject:
Gay men > Fiction.
Nineteen eighties > Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre:
Queer fiction.

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  • 8 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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