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Fairest - A Memoir (Paperback)
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Fairest - A Memoir (Paperback)
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List price R447
Loot Price R419
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You Save R28 (6%)
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Finalist for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender
Nonfiction "Talusan sails past the conventions of trans and
immigrant memoirs." --The New York Times Book Review "A ball of
light hurled into the dark undertow of migration and survival."
--Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous A love
story with the heart of Austen classics and a reflective journey of
becoming that shift our own perceptions of romance, identity,
gender, and the fairness of life. Fairest is a memoir about a
precocious boy with albinism, a "sun child" from a rural Philippine
village, who would grow up to become a woman in America. Coping
with the strain of parental neglect and the elusive promise of U.S.
citizenship, Talusan found comfort from her devoted grandmother, a
grounding force as she was treated by others with special
preference or public curiosity. As an immigrant to the United
States, Talusan came to be perceived as white, and further access
to elite circles of privilege but required Talusan to navigate
through the complex spheres of race, class, sexuality, and
queerness. Questioning the boundaries of gender, Talusan realized
she did not want to be confined to a prescribed role as a man, and
transitioned to become a woman, despite the risk of losing a man
she deeply loved. Throughout her journey, Talusan shares poignant
and powerful episodes of desirability and love that will remind
readers of works such as Call Me By Your Name and Giovanni's Room.
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