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"During his youth Claude spent years in and out of juvenile detention centers and juvenile homes as a result of stealing, and selling drugs. Claude's life of crime led him into a situation where he was shot in the abdomen, at 13 years of age, during a burglary.. This incident and the encouragement of a friend helped Claude leave his life of crime behind him.
Shortly afterward he entered Howard University and began writing. Toni Morrison, one of his teachers, often critiqued Claude's work. Claude wrote about what he knew best -- his own life experiences. Claude's Manchild in the Promised Land, is a best selling autobiography on his youth in Harlem, New York.
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Shanayah, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- committing crimes
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Black
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity
- Black
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- in awe
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- slapstick
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Writer's slant towards subject:
- neutral
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book:
- Age 11-14
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- mostly dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
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