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Jesse McCarthy

Jesse McCarthy is an essayist, cultural critic, and assistant professor in English and African-American studies at Harvard University.[1]

Publications

Non-fiction

He is the author of Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?, an essay collection addressing questions such as: “What do people owe each other when debts accrued can never be repaid?”[2]

Fiction

His debut novel, The Fugitivities, was released June 2021.[3][4] It's the story of Jonah Winters, a young black man forming his identity, with parts of the story in Brooklyn, Brazil, Montevideo and Paris.[4] He cites Gustave Flaubert's Sentimental Education as an important source of inspiration.[4]

References

  1. ^ Walker, Jerald (March 26, 2021). "To This Essayist and Cultural Critic, the Black Tradition Is Resistance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Book review of Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?: Essays by Jesse McCarthy". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Briefly Noted". The New Yorker. June 16, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "In Jesse McCarthy's Debut Novel, A Young Black Man Goes In Search Of Himself". NPR.org. Retrieved October 29, 2021.