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A new york times notable booka powerfully candid memoir about gro. Paul clemens was born in 1973 and raised on detroits east side. A memoir 9781400075966 by clemens, paul and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now. Detroit is a city that fell from grace, losing most of its population. A south of 8 mile memoir by clemens, paul and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Clemens appearance is made possible with the support of the jane cameron endowment fund. A south of 8 mile memoir kindle edition by clemens, paul.

Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Disassembly lines culture detroit detroit metro times. Here is a list of popular books set in the state of michigan. How does a country dismantle a centurys worth of its industrial heritage. Paul clemens paul clemens grew up in the northeast corner of detroit, just south of the citys famed 8 mile border. Then there was paul clemenss 2005 memoir, made in detroit, which tells what it was like to grow up white in a city that became predominantly black in 1973, the year clemens was born, the year young was elected the citys first black mayor. Paul clemens has written an excellent memoir, made in detroit, in which. Paul clemens has written an excellent memoir, made in detroit, in which the story of his youth contains the story of his citys death. A memoir paperback october 10, 2006 by paul clemens author. Clemens demonstrated in his previous book, a memoir called made in detroit 2005, that hes a raw, introspective, truthtelling writer.

Clemens was born in 1973 the same year that coleman young became the first black mayor of detroit, a position he held for nearly twenty years. Made in detroit by paul clemens abebooks passion for books. This was a fascinating book and an open window look into the working class of detroit in the auto industry. I was attracted to this book because i too have lived in the city of detroit and have written about it. Paul clemens has an important story to tell in this memoir, but it is not the story we expect. Raised in detroit during the 70s, 80s, and 90s, paul clemens saw his family. Born in 1973, clemens was already an anachronism in his youth. Trending book lists books you may have actually read. Clemens grew up in detroit and makes it a point throughout the book to stress that he and his family lived in detroit proper, not the suburbs. A new york times notable booka powerfully candid memoir about growing up white in detroit and the conflicted point of view it produced.

His work has also appeared in the new york times works. This commentary splices together two pieces i wrote in 2006 and 2009. Clemens was born in 1973, a major turning point in detroit. Paul clemens grew up in the northeast corner of detroit, just south of the citys famed 8 mile border. His book made in detroit doubleday, 2005 was a 2005 new york times more about paul clemens. He is the recipient of a guggenheim fellowship and a whiting writers award. Paul clemens memoir of what it was to be white and growing up in the detroit of the 1970s is at once disturbing and disconcerting. His work has appeared in the new york times and the new york times magazine. Bound for giving books detroit detroit metro times.

A deeprunning portrait of growing up in detroit during the 1970s and 80s. Detroit disassembled is a big, gorgeous book of photography, although the photographs are anything beautiful. Paul clemens a new york times notable booka powerfully candid memoir about growing up white in detroit and the conflicted point of view it produced. Born the year detroits first black mayor was electedthe legendary coleman youngclemenss moving and affectionate memoir traces his own growth to maturity against the background of the citys long decline during youngs twenty years at the helm. Paul clemens was born in detroit and raised on the citys east side, except for stints at college and graduate school, he has lived in the detroit area all his life. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading made in detroit. Paul clemens made the dismantling of budds detroit plant seem poetic.

His books include the memoir made in detroit and punching out, a book of longform journalism about the closing of a detroit auto plant. Clemens recognizes in these books, as well as in those by william. In paul clemenss punching out, part of detroit disappears the. A south of 8 mile memoir should be required reading in any college class with the word diversity in the title. A mile walk on the beach loreen niewenhuis page 1 of 1 previous next page. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Paul clemens was born in detroit and raised on the citys east side. Paul clemens made in detroit, a memoir of growing up south of the citys 8 mile road border, has nothing to.

Paul clemens, born, raised and living in detroit, authored punching out. A new york times notable booka powerfully candid memoir about growing up white in detroit and the conflicted point of view it produced raised in detroit during the 70s, 80s, and 90s, paul clemens saw his family growing steadily isolated from its surroundings. In this affectionate memoir, clemens, born the year detroits first black mayor the legendary. His book made in detroit doubleday, 2005 was a 2005 new york times. One year in a closing auto plant and made in detroit will speak at the baldwin public library on wednesday, february 1 at 7 p. He is currently married with two children, and works in the city of detroit. He was born and grew up in detroit, which has become the subject matter for much of his work. Raised in detroit during the 70s, 80s, and 90s, paul clemens. Made in detroit ebook by paul clemens rakuten kobo. Its fascinating to see the whole minority status issue turned on its head, and he comes out of it with decidedly mixed emotions. Book born in detroit in 1973 when the city was already black and getting blacker, paul clemens has produced a passionate, intelligent, but disorderly memoir of growing up white in a. Paul clemens born 1973 in detroit is an american nonfiction writer and journalist. A new york times notable book a powerfully candid memoir about growing up white in detroit and the conflicted point of view it produced. A south of 8 mile memoir although i read this book for an exclusively personal reason to learn more about the background and experiences of two people very near and dear to me, i found it to be extremely engrossing in its own right.

As someone who has worked in both the manufacturing end as well as the production end, i could totally relate to the people who went down with the ship at this. Coming of age in detroit as a white man in the minority. Although now comfortably ensconced in sunny hawaii, tom grew up in east lansing, michigan, in the shadow of michigan state. On the ground, compelling stories about the decline of an american city and industry due to corporate greed. Coleman young became detroits first black mayor and reigned for 20 years. Made in detroit metro net library consortium overdrive. My college friend tom fagan gave me paul clemens book in 2006. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Made in detroit, the memoir by paul clemens, is a tale of growing up in the 1970s in one of the motor citys last white neighborhoods.