Name: Letters to Gil: A Luminous Memoir of Racism, Life in the Care System and the Power of Discovering Music Under the Mentorship of gil Scott-Heron – With a Foreword From Lemn Sissay
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Author: Al Nasir, Malik
ISBN: 9780008464479

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Letters to Gil: A Luminous Memoir of Racism, Life in the Care System and the Power of Discovering Music Under the Mentorship of gil Scott-Heron – With a Foreword From Lemn Sissay

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Physical Book

Author

Malik Al Nasir

Publisher

William Collins

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 13.0 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9780008464479

Synopsis "Letters to Gil: A Luminous Memoir of Racism, Life in the Care System and the Power of Discovering Music Under the Mentorship of gil Scott-Heron – With a Foreword From Lemn Sissay "

'A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure' IRENOSEN OKOJIE Letters to Gil is Malik Al Nasir's profound coming of age memoir - the story of surviving physical and racial abuse and discovering a new sense of self-worth under the wing of the great artist, poet and civil rights activist Gil Scott-Heron. Born in Liverpool, Malik was taken into care at the age of nine after his seafaring father became paralysed. He would spend his adolescence in a system that proved violent, neglectful, exploitative, traumatising and mired in abuse. Aged eighteen, he emerged semi-literate, penniless with no connections or sense of where he was going - until a chance meeting with Gil Scott-Heron. Letters to Gil will tell the story of Malik's empowerment and awakening while mentored by Gil, from his introduction to the legacy of Black history to the development of his voice through poetry and music. Written with lyricism and power, it is a frank and moving memoir, highlighting how institutional racism can debilitate and disadvantage a child, as well as how mentoring, creativity, self-expression and solidarity helped him to uncover his potential.

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