Dont Cry for Me: A Novel - Daniel Black
Category: Short Story
Narrator: Daniel Black
Tags: Short Story, Historical Fiction, LGBT, Adults
A Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise and penetrating novel of empathy and forgiveness, for fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Robert Jones Jr., and Alice Walker, As Jacob lies dying, he begins to write a letter to his only son, Isaac. They have not met or spoken in many years, and there are things that Isaac must know. Stories about his ancestral legacy in rural Arkansas that extend back to slavery. Secrets from Jacobs tumultuous relationship with Isaacs mother and the shame he carries from the dissolution of their family. Tragedies that informed Jacobs role as a father and his reaction to Isaacs being gay., But most of all, Jacob must share with Isaac the unspoken truths that reside in his heart. He must give voice to the trauma that Isaac has inherited. And he must create a space for the two to find peace., With piercing insight and profound empathy, acclaimed author Daniel Black illuminates the lived experiences of Black fathers an
