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Tope Folarin Was 'A Particular Kind Of Black Man' — So He Wrote A Book About It

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Tope Folarin Was 'A Particular Kind Of Black Man' — So He Wrote A Book About It

The semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale from the Nigerian-American writer, his debut novel, finds a child of African immigrants growing up in Utah.

Tope Folarin Was 'A Particular Kind Of Black Man' — So He Wrote A Book About It

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