
I'm Down
A Memoir
Mishna Wolff(Author)
Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 8. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-312-37909-4 (ISBN)
Description
Mishna Wolff grew up in a poor black neighborhood with her single father, a white man who truly believed he was black. 'He strutted around with a short perm, a Cosby-esqe sweater, gold chains and a Kangol - telling jokes like Redd Fox, and giving advice like Jesse Jackson. You couldn't tell my father he was white. Believe me, I tried', writes Wolff. And so from early childhood on, her father began his crusade to make his white daughter down. Unfortunately, Mishna didn't quite fit in with the neighborhood kids: she couldn't dance, she couldn't sing, and she was the worst player on her all-black basketball team. She was shy, uncool, and painfully white. And yet when she was suddenly sent to a rich white school, she found she was too 'black' to fit in with her white classmates. "I'm Down" is a hip, hysterical, and at the same time beautiful memoir that will have you howling with laughter, recommending it to friends, and questioning what it means to be black and white in America.
Reviews / Votes
"This buoyant memoir is rich in detail but never feels over embellished...I'm Down manages to be light and triumphant because of the hilarious child-goggles Wolff wears while spinning her tales." - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (RATING: A)"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
California
United States
Publishing group
Griffin Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (US-tall)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 144 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
412 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-37909-4 (9780312379094)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Mishna Wolff is a comedian and former model who grew up in Seattle. She divides her time between New York City and Los Angeles.