Harry Slyvester Bird

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I finished re-reading Harry Sylvester Bird, the second novel (and third book) from Nigerian-American writer Chinelo Okparanta published in July 2022. At the center of this satire is an unlikeable character Harry, a white man from Pennsylvania who believes he is black. This first-person narrative tackles racism and how ingrained white behaviors perpetuate systemic oppression. […]