Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELER - ONE OF ESENCE'S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS

In this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious questions of identity, class, and race (The Washington Post Book World).

Quite extraordinary.--Toni Morrison

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father--a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man--has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey--first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.

Praise for Dreams from My Father

Beautifully crafted . . . moving and candid . . . This book belongs on the shelf beside works like James McBride's The Color of Water and Gregory Howard Williams's Life on the Color Line as a tale of living astride America's racial categories.--Scott Turow

Provocative . . . Persuasively describes the phenomenon of belonging to two different worlds, and thus belonging to neither.--The New York Times Book Review

Obama's writing is incisive yet forgiving. This is a book worth savoring.--Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here

One of the most powerful books of self-discovery I've ever read, all the more so for its illuminating insights into the problems not only of race, class, and color, but of culture and ethnicity. It is also beautifully written, skillfully layered, and paced like a good novel.--Charlayne Hunter-Gault, author of In My Place

Dreams from My Father is an exquisite, sensitive study of this wonderful young author's journey into adulthood, his search for community and his place in it, his quest for an understanding of his roots, and his discovery of the poetry of human life. Perceptive and wise, this book will tell you something about yourself whether you are black or white.--Marian Wright Edelman

Barack Obama is the forty-fourth president of the United States. Born in Hawaii to a mother from Kansas and a father from Kenya, he himself is now the father of two daughters, Malia and Sasha. It was spending time with them that inspired him to write Of Thee I Sing.

About the Illustrator
Loren Long is the bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved books for children, including Drummer Boy and the New York Times bestseller Otis. Born in Missouri and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, he is also the illustrator of Watty Piper s The Little Engine That Could, as well as Toy Boat, I Dream of Trains, and Wind Flyers. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Tracy, their two sons, Griffith and Graham, and their dogs, Elle and Moon.

From the Hardcover edition.

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ISBN 13	9780307383419
ISBN 10	0307383415
Title	Dreams from My Father
Author	Barack Obama
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2007-01-09
Number of pages	464
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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