Description
Set against a sweltering summer, this debut novel follows two young Black men as they drift through desire, ambition, and the everyday frustrations of chasing love—complaining, flirting, and searching for meaning in the heat of the moment. With one drawn to jazz and the other to literature, their contrasting passions shape how they think about sex, identity, and what it means to be seen. Equal parts sharp observation and restless energy, the book explores themes of masculinity, performance, fear and exhilaration, and the private thoughts that surface when intimacy is on the line. Written in Dany Laferrière’s distinctive, fast-moving voice—brilliant, tense, and culturally alive—it captures the tension between longing and self-invention without ever losing its immediacy.
Available Editions
paperback
Douglas & McIntyre
Published Jan 1, 2010
153 pages
ISBN: 9781553655855
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Details
First Published
2010
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired by Dany Laferrière.