Beautiful Struggle

*An extraordinary coming-of-age story, adapted from the adult memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Water Dancer and Between the World and Me*

This was the abyss where, unguided, black boys were swallowed whole, only to re-emerge on corners and prison tiers

Ta-Nehisi Coates grew up in the tumultuous 1980's in Baltimore known, back then as the murder capital of the United States.

With seven siblings, four mothers, and one highly unconventional father: Paul Coates, a larger-than-life Vietnam Vet, Black Panther, Ta-Nehisi's coming of age story is gripping and lays bare the troubled, often violent life of the inner-city, and the author's experience as a young black person in it

With candor, Ta-Nehisi Coates details the challenges on the streets and within one's family, especially the eternal struggle for peace between a father and son and the important role family plays in such circumstances.

*O poveste extraordinara despre maturitate, adaptata dupa memoriile pentru adulti de catre autorul cu bestselleruri #1 din New York Times, The Water Dancer si Between the World and Me* Acesta a fost abisul in care, neghidati, baietii de culoare erau inghititi intregi, doar Ta-Nehisi Coates a crescut in tumultuosii ani 1980 in Baltimore, cunoscut pe atunci drept capitala crimei a Statelor Unite. Cu sapte frati, patru mame si un tata foarte neconventional: Paul Coates, un Povestea majoritatii lui Ta-Nehisi, un veteran din Vietnam, mai mare decat viata, este captivanta si dezvaluie viata tulbure, adesea violenta a orasului interior si experienta autorului ca tanar negru in ea. Cu candoare, Ta- Nehisi Coates detaliaza provocarile de pe strazi si din cadrul familiei cuiva, in special lupta eterna pentru pace dintre tata si fiu si rolul important pe care il joaca familia in astfel de circumstante.