Publish Date |
August 19, 2025 |
Category |
Fiction / African American & Black Fiction / Literary |
Price |
$25.99 |
ISBN: 9781668024553
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: August 19, 2025
“Downing transports readers to the steamy, scented jungle of Trinidad where he lived with his grandmother as a child…A story of resilience and character, Saga Boy is bound to become a Canadian classic.”
— CATHERINE GILDINER, author of Good Morning, Monster and Too Close to the Falls“Downing transports readers to the steamy, scented jungle of Trinidad where he lived with his grandmother as a child…A story of resilience and character, Saga Boy is bound to become a Canadian classic.”
— CATHERINE GILDINER, author of Good Morning, Monster and Too Close to the Falls“Downing seamlessly blends poetic images, music, and storytelling to create a poignant and stunningly honest memoir of a young man’s adamant determination to navigate his position and find himself despite the boundaries of colonialism, racism, and the endless sense of disbelonging.”
— LAMEES AL ETHARI, author of Waiting for the Rain: An Iraqi Memoir and From the Wounded Banks of the Tigris“In Saga Boy, Downing offers expertise and experience, intellect and intimacy; this is a book that names the griefs and violences of colonialism and insists on the tentacular ways they reach into all facets of being…Truly unforgettable.”
— JENNY HEIJUN WILLS, author of Older Sister, Not Necessarily Related“Singularly dazzling, Saga Boy is a brilliant collage of the twenty-first century’s most incredible memoirs. Told with an unforgettable and innovative pace, this a book I will reread forever.”
— KIESE LAYMON, author of Heavy“Deeply moving . . . Suffused with poetic prose that jumps off the page, this inspiring account sings.”
— Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)”Downing’s lush language and sensory details make the fascinating events of this memoir pop. An authentic, entertaining, and timely account of a creative immigrant's experiences.”
— Booklist“Downing's elegant, engaging memoir will have particular significance to readers from the Caribbean diaspora, but it will be understood by any reader who has ever had their world suddenly upended and needed to make it whole again.”
— Library Journal“Downing's elegant, engaging memoir will have particular significance to readers from the Caribbean diaspora, but it will be understood by any reader who has ever had their world suddenly upended and needed to make it whole again.”
— Library Journal“An engaging narrative about the search for home, belonging, and identity . . . Intriguing, passionate, and often moving.”
— Kirkus Reviews