Brian Keith Jackson- THE QUEEN of HARLEM (2002) Hardcover [NOVEL]

THE QUEEN OF HARLEM
Brian Keith Jackson

Doubleday, 2002. Hardcover. 239pp. LIKE NEW in a LIKE NEW dustjacket. 

The story of a young man who retreats from wealth and privilege in order to discover his true self. As an African-American raised in mostly white Southern suburbs, Mason feels out of place surrounded by people his own color. Determined to change that, he rebaptizes himself Malik and adopts a new persona in an attempt to experience "real" black culture. He moves to Harlem, lies about waiting tables while living off a generous allowance, engages in unsophisticated philosophizing...