Shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2023
When you are someone that falls outside of categories in so many ways,a lot of things are said to you. And I have had a lot of things said to me.
In None of the Above,Travis Alabanza examines seven sentences people have directed at them about their gender identity. Sentences that have stayed with them; sentences that have impacted them for better and for worse; sentences that speak to the broader issues raised by a world that insists that gender must be a binary.
Through these sentences,which include some of their most personal transformative experiences as a Black mixed-race,working-class,non-binary trans person,Travis Alabanza turns a mirror back on society,giving us reason to question the very framework in which we live and the ways we treat each other.
Publisher: Canongate BooksISBN: 9781838854331Number of pages: 224Weight: 154 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 14 mmEdition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Humane and heart-rending... Alabanza is sassy and witty'- Guardian
'Alternately wry,witty and wounded... Alabanza has a crisp,contemporary writing style... Alabanza lifts the lid on our potential for empathy,alliance and complicity'- Irish Times
'Smart,funny and painful'-Irish Independent
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