Person Unlimited: An Ode to My Black Queer Body

Hardback Published on: 04/07/2024
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Person Unlimited
A Book of Unlimited Personality
Dean Atta is both an incredible author and a fascinating person, so it goes without saying that this memoir is absolutely showstopping. Traversing the ups ... READ MORE
Benny at Barnet

Synopsis

'Wonderfully original' Michael Rosen
'Brave and important' Salena Godden
'Dean Atta, speak your truth and say it loud' Lemn Sissay
You've fought and you've run away.
You've danced with other Black queer bodies until sunrise.
Sometimes you wanted to be caught and sometimes you wanted to be held.
With all that you've endured, you are nothing less than miraculous.

From choirboy to drag act, grandson to mentor, poet to lover, Dean Atta has played many roles in his life. In this formally inventive, candid and courageous book, he explores what he has carried in his body: wins and losses, shame and pride, pain and joy. Dean also investigates how radical self-acceptance and a willingness to abide with discomfort open up the possibility of a life lived beyond definition: a person unlimited.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Canongate Books
  • ISBN: 9781838855659
  • Number of pages: 272
  • Dimensions: 220 x 141 x 30 mm
  • Weight: 380g
  • Languages: English

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Person Unlimited
A strong memoir by The Black Flamingo author
I was very impressed by Dean Atta’s “The Black Flamingo” (2019) which I read in 2021. Described as a verse novel for the YA market, I loved the movement, r... READ MORE
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