Buck: A Memoir“A story of surviving and thriving with passion, compassion, wit, and style.”—Maya Angelou “In America, we have a tradition of black writers whose autobiographies and memoirs come to define an era. . . . Buck may be this generation’s story.”—NPR A coming-of-age story about navigating the wilds of urban America and the shrapnel of a self-destructing family, Buck shares the story of a generation through one original and riveting voice. MK Asante was born in Zimbabwe to American parents: his mother a dancer, his father a revered professor. But as a teenager, MK was alone on the streets of North Philadelphia, swept up in a world of drugs, sex, and violence. MK’s memoir is an unforgettable tale of how one precocious, confused kid educated himself through gangs, rap, mystic cults, ghetto philosophy, and, eventually, books. It is an inspiring tribute to the power of literature to heal and redeem us. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 10 |
Section 3 | 24 |
Section 4 | 45 |
Section 5 | 51 |
Section 6 | 60 |
Section 7 | 65 |
Section 8 | 74 |
Section 23 | 150 |
Section 24 | 153 |
Section 25 | 160 |
Section 26 | 166 |
Section 27 | 169 |
Section 28 | 175 |
Section 29 | 182 |
Section 30 | 189 |
Section 9 | 77 |
Section 10 | 87 |
Section 11 | 91 |
Section 12 | 95 |
Section 13 | 102 |
Section 14 | 106 |
Section 15 | 110 |
Section 16 | 113 |
Section 17 | 118 |
Section 18 | 125 |
Section 19 | 131 |
Section 20 | 139 |
Section 21 | 142 |
Section 22 | 147 |
Section 31 | 192 |
Section 32 | 196 |
Section 33 | 199 |
Section 34 | 204 |
Section 35 | 207 |
Section 36 | 212 |
Section 37 | 219 |
Section 38 | 224 |
Section 39 | 232 |
Section 40 | 234 |
Section 41 | 237 |
Section 42 | 245 |
Section 43 | 247 |
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