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The Desire project in New Orleans, once the pride of public housing, was home for Cheekie, as it had been for his parents and grandparents. But now, in the 1970s, the Desire has degenerated into a world of violence, drugs, and poverty. Still the project is full of life as well, and of people whose vibrant energy, love of fun and ties of family help them to transcend their oppressive surroundings. Cheekie is a young man's day-by-day account in the honest voice of a boy growing up in the Desire. Cheekie brings it all to life - the abuse and the love, the neglect and the nurturing, the violence and the inspiration through which a child came to manhood.
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...A lively, indiscreet, sometimes hilarious, often poignant narrator, who paints a vibrant, emotionally intense picture of his family and neighbors. Nero evokes both the humorous and the more horrific aspects of what it's like to grow up as the child of parents who are only just starting to grow up themselves. -- Christian Science Monitor, June 1998
Honored as ONE OF THE BEST FIRST NOVELS OF 1998 -- Library Journal, October 1998
Nero's account of a young boy's coming into manhood is both witty and refreshing. -- Booklist, January 1998
The mid-1970s decline of a ghetto...comes to life in this highly autobiographical debut. -- Publishers Weekly, March 1998
Written by a promising young African-American author--who successfully maneuvers the story in the first person, using a fast-paced style and impressive dialogue. -- Library Journal, April 1998
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Honored as ONE OF THE BEST FIRST NOVELS OF 1998 -- Library Journal, October 1998
Nero's account of a young boy's coming into manhood is both witty and refreshing. -- Booklist, January 1998
The mid-1970s decline of a ghetto...comes to life in this highly autobiographical debut. -- Publishers Weekly, March 1998
Written by a promising young African-American author--who successfully maneuvers the story in the first person, using a fast-paced style and impressive dialogue. -- Library Journal, April 1998
Clarence Nero is a native of New Orleans. He grew up in Desire Project, a violent and impoverished community in the Ninth Ward. Nero attended Howard University and wrote his first novel "Cheekie: A Child out of the Desire" at 27 years of age after graduating from Howard. His first novel "Cheekie" was endorsed by the late, Dr. Maya Angelou who said, "Nero is a promising young writer." In 2003, Nero graduated from Louisiana State University MFA Graduate Program. He currently resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he teaches English at the Baton Rouge Community College.
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- Publication date1998
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- ISBN 13 9781571780638
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