Black Boy Out of Time
Book • 2021
Black Boy Out of Time is Hari Ziyad's debut memoir, recounting their formative years navigating identities as a Black, queer, non-binary child raised by a Hare Krishna mother and Muslim father in a blended family of nineteen children in Cleveland, Ohio.
Through a nonchronological, genre-bending narrative, Ziyad reframes their coming-of-age story, exploring survival, grief, and the intersections of race, queerness, and family, while moving toward self-discovery in New York City.
Recognized as one of the best LGBTQ books of 2021, it offers a tender yet harrowing look at disrupting social norms and imagining radical futures.
Through a nonchronological, genre-bending narrative, Ziyad reframes their coming-of-age story, exploring survival, grief, and the intersections of race, queerness, and family, while moving toward self-discovery in New York City.
Recognized as one of the best LGBTQ books of 2021, it offers a tender yet harrowing look at disrupting social norms and imagining radical futures.
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