Merging memoir, poetry, and criticism, this radical literary revue traces a first-generation Nigerian American’s search for home and belonging on her own terms.
In The Gloomy Girl Variety Show, Freda Epum explores the opposing forces of her “no-place, no-where” identity as a Nigerian American daughter, diasporically displaced, who spent years in and out of institutions seeking treatment for life-threatening mental illness. Epum examines her journey through healthcare and housing systems via a pop cultural lens–our collective obsession with HGTV’s home buying and makeover shows–and a patchwork of poetry, art, and autotheory.
With raw honesty and glittering wit, this debut memoir maps the complexity of life under intersecting forms of oppression, revealing what it takes to turn from the brink of despair toward community and self-acceptance, find refuge in love, and reimagine home.
Author: Freda Epum
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Feminist Press
Published: 01/14/2025
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 7.87h x 4.96w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781558613102
Language: English
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