Saga boy : my life of Blackness and becoming / Antonio Michael Downing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downing, Antonio Michael, 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Downing, Antonio Michael, 1975-.

Downing, Antonio Michael.

Authors, Trinidadian--Canada--Biography.

Authors, Trinidadian.

Authors, Trinidadian--21st century--Biography.

Black people--Canada--Biography.

Black people.

Musicians--Canada--Biography.

Musicians.

Canada.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First US edition.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2021.

Summary:

"Blending mythology and memory, Saga Boy follows a young Black immigrant's vibrant personal metamorphosis"-- Provided by publisher.

Growing up as a willful boy in a tiny village in the tropical forests of Trinidad, Downing was steeped in the legacies of his scattered family, the vibrant culture of the island, and the weight of its colonial history. Following his grandmother's death, he was sent to live with his devoutly evangelical Aunt Joan in rural Canada, where they are the only Black family in a starkly devoid landscape. Isolated and longing for home, Downing began a decades-long journey to transform himself through music and performance. After a failed reunion with his birth parents, Downing sought refuge in increasingly extravagant musical personalities and became increasingly addicted to escapism, attention, and sex. Here Downing tells of his journey of overcoming, belonging, and becoming one's own self. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ACT ONE TONY

1. Monkeytown

2. The Devil's Woodyard

3. Whom Shall I Fear?

4. The Prodigal Son

5. The God of Negro

6. Soucouyant

7. Stars in My Crown

8. The Promised Land

ACT TWO MICHAEL

9. Wabigoon

10. The Gateway with No Gate

11. Saga Boy

12. The Quick and the Dead

13. New Testament Lobotomy

14. Glenview Park

15. First in Test

16. Thicker Than Water

17. The Grass Crown

18. Gloria

ACT THREE MIC DAINJAH

19. Berlin Boot Camp

20. Sweet By and By

21. Bruzen vi Gada

22. White Lady, Black Orpheus

ACT FOUR JOHN

23. The Queen and Liam Gallagher

24. The Ballad of John and Yuri

25. Nigrum Nigrius Nigro

26. Playing Mas

27. John Orpheus Is Dead

28. Fire and Brimstone.

Notes:

First published in 2021 by Viking Canada.

Other Format:

Online version: Downing, Antonio Michael, 1975- Saga boy

ISBN:

9781571311917

1571311912

OCLC:

1204258733