The Black Flamingo: The much loved, award-winning, queer coming-of-age story
Autor Dean Atta Ilustrat de Anshika Khullaren Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 mar 2020 – vârsta până la 15 ani
Observăm încă de la primele pagini cum The Black Flamingo se distinge printr-un ritm interior aparte, specific unui roman scris integral în versuri libere. Această alegere stilistică a autorului Dean Atta nu este doar estetică, ci și profund funcțională: versurile permit o confesiune directă, fluidă și extrem de intimă, potrivită pentru vulnerabilitatea unui adolescent în căutarea propriului loc. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care textul alternează între momente de introspecție tăcută și explozii de culoare și energie, reflectând perfect tranziția protagonistului de la confuzia identitară la afirmarea prin arta drag-ului. Premisa este una de o complexitate rară în literatura pentru tineri: Michael, un adolescent din Londra, încearcă să echilibreze moștenirea sa culturală duală — jamaicană și greco-cipriotă — simțindu-se adesea „insuficient” de negru sau de grec. Pe măsură ce își explorează sexualitatea, el descoperă că identitatea nu este o destinație fixă, ci un proces de auto-creație. Apariția personajului „Black Flamingo” marchează simbolic momentul în care Michael încetează să se mai ascundă, transformându-și nesiguranțele într-o formă de spectacol eliberator. Părinții care au citit cu plăcere Felix Ever After de Kacen Callender vor aprecia și această carte pentru onestitatea cu care tratează temele intersecționalității și curajul de a fi diferit într-o lume care cere conformitate. Spre deosebire de alte lucrări ale autorului, precum Auntie's Bangles, care se concentrează pe pierdere și memorie familială, The Black Flamingo este o celebrare exuberantă a viitorului și a puterii de a-ți rescrie propria poveste. Lectura este una antrenantă, cu un ton care informează și afirmă în egală măsură, oferind adolescenților un model de reziliență prin artă.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1444948601
Pagini: 356
Dimensiuni: 126 x 194 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Hachette Children's Group
Colecția Hodder Children's Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Public țintă
12 - 18De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte părinților care doresc să le ofere adolescenților (12-18 ani) o perspectivă empatică asupra identității și diversității. Este un instrument educativ valoros care transformă teme dificile precum rasismul și homofobia în lecții de demnitate. Cititorul câștigă nu doar o poveste emoționantă, ci și înțelegerea faptului că autenticitatea este cea mai mare formă de curaj, totul într-un format de versuri accesibil și captivant.
Despre autor
Dean Atta este unul dintre cei mai influenți poeți contemporani din Regatul Unit, apreciat pentru modul în care aduce poezia în spațiul public prin performance și literatură YA. Opera sa, care include titluri precum Person Unlimited și Only on the Weekends, explorează constant teme legate de gen, rasă și acceptare. Recunoașterea sa internațională a culminat cu premiul Stonewall Book Award pentru The Black Flamingo, consolidându-i statutul de voce esențială în literatura queer modernă. Stilul său se caracterizează printr-o sensibilitate aparte față de experiența tinerilor care trăiesc la intersecția mai multor culturi.
Descriere
Fiercely told, this is a powerful coming-of-age story told in verse, from one of the UK's leading poets, Dean Atta. Perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan and Poet X.
Recenzii
The short lines give Michael's story an epigrammatic quality and an urgent pace that is deeply involving. A compact hardback edition, it has been beautifully produced by Hodder
The heartwarming coming-of-age YA novel
A novel told in beautifully-written verse...an uplifting coming of age story
Beautiful...a delight to read, whatever your age
This incredibly raw debut novel excellently captures internal struggles of growing up and learning to find your voice. Written in verse, this is one that is sure to make you shed a tear.
A powerful and revealing young adult novel...bold, tender and full of blossoming moments of heartache and joy
Studded with poetry and illustrations, The Black Flamingo shows us what life can look like when we begin to live in bold color.
One of poetry's greatest modern voices...The Black Flamingo is a powerful coming-of-age story about finding who you are, all told in beautifully-written verse...with an overarching message of embracing who you are and showing your true colours in the world that often imposes mundanity, it's a book that anyone can appreciate
A force to be reckoned with, and a voice that demands to be heard
A deeply moving story of love, self belief and identity. It is a wonderfully honest and moving read - perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Sarah Crossan. told through beautifully constructed poetry, this is the coming of age story of Michael, a mixed race gay teen. Readers will be completely absorbed by Michael's personal journey, and will laugh, cry and cheer for him
Ultimately inspiring
A moving coming-of-age story, written with heart and panache
Beautifully constructed poetry
A gorgeous and moving first person exploration of sexuality, poetry, blackness and love...a nuanced piece of freeform verse that oozes with warmth, insight and forgiveness...a beautiful piece of work, filled with love and insight and words I would have longed to read as a teenager/20-something and still to hear them again as an adult
Readers won't be left disappointed
Uplifting and dazzlingly unique
Big hearted and dizzyingly flamboyant
Beautiful, sharp, bold and utterly original
An excellent book to spark discussions, break down barriers, open peoples eyes to other lives
One of our top reads this year
This book felt both quiet and ferociously loud and proud at the same time, tackling deep emotions and giving me frequent goosebumps. It tackles toxic masculinity, internalised homophobia and racism with thought-provoking, phenomenal writing that utterly entranced me
A fierce, poetic, moving coming-of-age story...There's plenty of fabulous, rousing scenes to inspire, amuse and move. Lyrical, direct, honest and witty, The Black Flamingo is a breath-taking exploration of race, identity, sexuality and gender
A masterful, evocative, imperative snapshot of our time - who we are today, and everything we could be, if we gave ourselves a try...Emotionally, there are plenty of gut punches, but there's also warmth, wisdom, and hope
An important, necessary and hopeful book that should be enjoyed by readers of all ages
Clever and unique
If you're going to read one verse novel this year, this decade, or in your life, make it this one. You won't regret it.
A classic in the making
I adore this book...The world needs to know more about Michael. We need books like this to spread acceptance, inclusivity, diversity. This gorgeous book has just smashed my heart and made me fall so deeply in love with it.
Every inch of it is full of heart and power and joy
A beautiful, real story told with grit...Dean Atta has a fresh narrative voice and he is a gifted poet. I'd definitely recommend this read.
An intimate contemporary verse novel that explores identity and belonging...Michael's journey to embracing his identity as The Black Flamingo is long and often painful, but ultimately triumphant.
A gorgeous story
This book is inspiring and uplifting and inclusive and raw and...well, a masterpiece. Please, everyone, go out and read it. As one of the best books I've read this year, I can tell you that you won't be disappointed, trust me.
The Black Flamingo is a powerful and emotional coming of age story...Dean Atta has written a beautiful coming of age story that teens and young adults desperately need. The Black Flamingo has opened my eyes and broadened my understanding with it's bold and powerful story telling.
The Black Flamingo is a must-read for everybody...The Black Flamingo is a beautifully written, poignant story that deserves to be experienced by all
Beautiful and eloquent
I so amazed by the sheer beauty of this...this is one of the most brutal and honest reads I have come across. On each page you can feel the heart poured onto it, can feel the emotion bleeding from each page, and share in the vulnerability...This has to be the most powerful and beautiful book I have read
The Black Flamingo is all about being free in our minds and our bodies, not conforming to gender rules of society and finding our place in the world. The pages layout is stunning, with a lot of drawings and different shapes. To read this book is to enter Michael's life, from his birth to his rebirth, his struggles, his questionings. The writing style took my breath away multiple times and made me shiver at the end. I L O V E D I T.
An emotive read
I cried with joy
Emotive, strong and powerful
A beautifully written coming-of-age story...I cried, I laughed, and overall, it's a really empowering book.
The Black Flamingo is a celebration of complex layered identity...It leaves room for messiness, mistakes, and the strange meandering coincidences of life as we watch Michael grow up, exploring the facets of his identity and celebrating the intersections between them. It handles a lot of topics and nuance in a way that keeps the underlying messiness while reaching for something healthier and more whole with every page. There's a lot of growth in the secondary characters as well, even minor characters learn and change in meaningful and obvious ways by the time the story is over. I loved reading this and highly recommend it.
Absolutely fantastic
This book really does have it all...This book is a wonderful celebration of being Black, being queer and doing Drag.
Beautiful...I cannot praise this book enough, please read it I'm sure you will love it
Beautifully written
Powerful
I absolutely loved this book...written so beautifully
Inspiring
A very modern masterpiece
The Black Flamingo is the book I wish I had when I was younger ... joyful, emotional and full of depth
A bold and joyous hymn to self-discovery and acceptance
Dean Atta's tender coming of age novel casts a fresh and enriching perspective on what it means to be seen as different at the level of race, culture, identity, heritage and gender ... an important book for young people