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Ross Gay

The Book of Delights

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2019

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Essay Topics

1.

How does Gay describe the purpose of The Book of Delights? Would you say he accomplishes this purpose?

2.

Describe Gay’s relationship with his father and how that relationship has shaped who Gay is as a Black man in America.

3.

Which essays focus most intently on Gay’s experience as a Black man in the United States? What commonalities can you find in these essays?