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    612-822-4611

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Fairest: A Memoir

Fairest: A Memoir

Talusan, Meredith

Paperback

Biographies GeneralGeneral Gender Studies

Publisher Price: $18.00

ISBN10: 0525561323
ISBN13: 9780525561323
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: Jun 8 2021
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.30 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
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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