Manchild in the Promised Land
by Kenneth T. Brown

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Summary of Manchild in the Promised Land

When it was first published in 1965, Manchild in the Promised Land was praised for its realistic portrayal of Harlem?the children, young people, hardworking parents; the hustlers, drug dealers, prostitutes, and numbers runners; the police; the violence, sex, and humor. The New York Times Book Review declared that it was ?written with brutal and unvarnished honesty in the plain talk of the people, in language that is fierce, uproarious, obscene and tender.? The book continues to resonate generations later, not only because the struggles of urban youth are as deeply felt today as they were in Brown?s time but also because of its inspiring message. Here is the story about the boy who ?made it.?

Ethnic & National Books

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