Concrete Dreamland
Coming of Age in Underground New York
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Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1963, Patrick grew up in the midst of some of the most turbulent and culturally impactful periods of NYC's history. Often neglected as a child by his parents—a father who struggled with alcohol addiction and an overworked mother who struggled to make ends meet—he learned to fend for himself. Now a renowned visual artist, musician, actor and writer, Dougher brings to the page his memories, his struggles, personal revelations, and a life intimately tied to the realities of growing up Black and disenfranchised on the streets of one of the most remarkable cities in the world.
Concrete Dreamland is tragic and triumphant, gritty and hard, poetic and outrageously funny. Told in Dougher's brutally raw and courageously honest voice, these stories act as snapshots of a life lived in extremes; from gangsters to God, street style to sexuality, fights and broken bones, to recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism. He tells of his adventures as a pre-hip hop “hard rock' and an original Black punk rocker surviving during the dangerous days of the crack and AIDS epidemic in NYC, while also sharing tales of racism, homelessness, and his many brushes with fame and death.
Audacious, unique, and sometimes surprising, Concrete Dreamland is an unmatched collection offering stories from a life filled with laughter and tears that came together to create an artist.
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"Aside from being a brilliant visual artist, Patrick is also a man with stories and the ability to tell them well. A writer to watch! Looking forward to his stories in the world."JACQUELINE WOODSON, National Book Award Winner
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"A gripping and luminous storyteller."YRSA DALEY-WARD, author of THE TERRIBLE
- On Sale
- Apr 29, 2025
- Page Count
- 352 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- ISBN-13
- 9780316571043
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