{"product_id":"person-unlimited-an-ode-to-my-black-queer-body-paperback","title":"Person Unlimited: An Ode to My Black Queer Body - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDean Atta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Gil Scott Heron of his generation' CHARLIE DARK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou've fought and you've run away.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou've danced with other Black queer bodies until sunrise.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes you wanted to be caught and sometimes you wanted to be held.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith all that you've endured, you are nothing less than miraculous.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom choirboy to drag act, grandson to mentor, poet to lover, Dean Atta has played many roles in his life. In this formally inventive, candid and courageous book, he explores what he has carried in his body: wins and losses, shame and pride, pain and joy. Dean also investigates how radical self-acceptance and a willingness to abide with discomfort open up the possibility of a life lived beyond definition: a person unlimited.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDean Atta\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and performance poet. He won the 2012 London Poetry Award and was named as one of the most influential LGBT people by the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eon Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e Pink List. He has written two YA novel-in-verses which includes \u003ci\u003eThe Black Flamingo \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a top-selling debut of 2020, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, CILIP Carnegie Medal, the Jhalak Prize and the YA Book Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe Black Flamingo\u003c\/i\u003e was also awarded the prestigious Stonewall Book Award and the Carnegie Shadowers' Choice Award 2020. \u003ci\u003ePerson Unlimited \u003c\/i\u003eis his non-fiction debut. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@DeanAtta\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71316816199933,"sku":"9781838855680","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Pq6-ZnMwqw9781838855680.webp?v=1789624259","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/person-unlimited-an-ode-to-my-black-queer-body-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}