Contents
I. Narrative of the Life of the Brown Boy and the White Man
The Brown Boy Dreams His Father is White and Thin
Irrational Desire
Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, and the Brown Boy's Mother
II. The Brown Boy's Family
The Brown Boy's Black Father Loses It
The Brown Boy's Mother is Wearing Green
The Brown Boy, the White Man, and the Snow
The Brown Boy Imagines the White Man's Death
Koi and Eel Dream
Serena Williams, Whiteness, and the Act of Writing
III. The Brown Boy's Flesh
A Cruise
The Brown Boy Remembers Mr. Moreau
The Brown Boy Plays a Game
The Brown Boy and the Baby
IV. The Brown Boy's Travels
The Brown Boy Opens His Mouth Underwater
Joey, the Brown Boy, and Ricky
The Accident
V. The Brown Boy's Final Killing
Incident and Episode in the Red House
The Brown Boy's Flesh
The Brown Boy's Final Killing
VI. The Brown Boy's Clarity
The Brown Boy is Looking and Listening
The Brown Boy Loves the White Man
Acknowledgments