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Dreams From My Father

Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Barack Obama

Before Barack Obama became a politician he was, among other things, a writer. Dreams from My Father is his masterpiece: a refreshing, revealing portrait of a young man asking the big questions about identity and belonging.

The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama recounts an emotional odyssey. He retraces the migration of his mother’s family from Kansas to Hawaii, then to his childhood home in Indonesia. Finally he travels to Kenya, where he confronts the bitter truth of his father’s life and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.

Barack Obama
About the Author

Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States, elected in November 2008 and holding office for two terms. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Dreams from My Father, The Audacity of Hope, and A Promised Land and is the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Michelle. They...

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Extent:
464pp
Format:
Paperback
Text publication date:
25 February 2008
ISBN:
9781921351433
AU Price:
$24.95
NZ Price:
$30.00
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Praise for Barack Obama
andDreams From My Father

‘Barack Obama…the Democratic Party’s new rock star, is that rare politician who can actually write—and write movingly and genuinely about himself.’

‘Beautifully crafted…moving and candid…this book belongs on the shelf beside works like James McBride’s The Color of Water as a tale of living astride America’s racial categories.’

‘A beautiful reflection on an unusual background and a thoughtful analysis of what race means in America today.’

‘An honesty and self-awareness not always found in autobiographers, and more rarely in potential leaders of the free world.’

‘A remarkable story, beautifully told.’

Other editions ofDreams From My Father
  • Dreams From My Father
    ebook
    ISBN: 9781921776137
    7 April 2008
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  • Hardback
    ISBN: 9781921520518
    5 January 2009