Finding Makeba

by Alexs D. Pate

While at a bookstore signing copies of his first novel, an African-American author recognizes the teenaged daughter whom he had abandoned years earlier, and the two struggle to bridge the gap between them. By the author of Losing Absalom. 22,500 first printing.

Genres: Fiction

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 27, 1996

About the author

Alexs pate is an Assistant Professor in African American and African Studies at the University of Minnesota, where he teaches courses in writing and black literature, including a course on “The Poetry of Rap.” He also teaches fiction writing at the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast M.F.A. program in Portland, Maine.

Reviews

[Shana Burton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book, but at times, it felt like the author was in love with his own writing. Overall, it was a touching story.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story of hope, fatherhood and redemption.

[Elisa Gusdal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book changed my life. Reading it was one of a few cornerstones that sent me on a journey full of adventure, secrets and lies!