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Some of My Best Friends - by Emily Bernard (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • In this unusually honest book of essays and other writings, Emily Bernard examines the complexities of interracial friendships: Latino and white, black and Asian, black and Jewish.
  • Author(s): Emily Bernard
  • 240 Pages
  • Social Science, Sociology

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Book Synopsis



In this unusually honest book of essays and other writings, Emily Bernard examines the complexities of interracial friendships: Latino and white, black and Asian, black and Jewish. In essays from such celebrated writers as Pam Houston, Darryl Pickney, Luis Rodriguez, and Susan Straight, among many others, you'll meet a young Italian American college student who rooms with a sophisticated young black man who can trace his college-educated elders back several generations; a second-generation Korean American from the "hood" who is more comfortable with Latinos and blacks than with Korean kids who grew up in the suburbs; and a Jewish man who reflects on his friendship with a black opera singer. Though culturally and ethnically at odds, perhaps, they call each other friends; working together, playing together, opening their homes and hearts, even when they have every reason not to.

Sometimes controversial, sometimes funny, but always thought-provoking, Some of My Best Friends is a timely work on a subject that has yet to be fully explored.



Review Quotes




"Meticulously annotated...a textured, ribald and frequently poignant interracial friendship between two remarkable talents." -- New York Times Book Review on Remember Me to Harlem

"You can't afford to miss this book." -- Vibe on Remember Me to Harlem

"Heartfelt essays [exploring] ...what makes some [friendships] last a lifetime and others collapse at the first sign of strain." -- Booklist

"What a wonderful and much-needed contribution to the great American conversation." -- Danzy Senna, author of Caucasia and Symptomatic


Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Sociology
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Theme: Urban
Format: Paperback
Author: Emily Bernard
Language: English
Street Date: June 28, 2005
TCIN: 94351919
UPC: 9780060082772
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-0836
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.5 pounds
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