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Thomas was born in Boston in 1967 to a Black father he describes as a “new Negro: educated, urbane and comfortable around white people,” and a Black mother he calls a “Southern rural pragmatist,” whose northern migration must have struck her husband as “one that belonged to an earlier generation.”
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Thomas was born in Boston in 1967 to a Black father and a Black mother
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- Thomas Chatterton Williams
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- Book Review
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{ "person": "Michael Thomas", "birth_year": 1967, "birth_location": "Boston" } - UUID
- 9fc88f40-ccfd-4f92-bc2b-a746f08bb666
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- September 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM (6 days ago)
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- September 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM (6 days ago)
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/books/review/michael-thomas-broken-king.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250831&instance_id=161613&nl=the-morning®i_id=122976029&segment_id=204973&user_id=b25c5730c89e0c73f75709d8f1254337
A review of Michael Thomas's memoir, "The Broken King," detailing his struggles with abuse, addiction, and mental illness alongside his literary success. The review highlights the author's raw honesty and powerful writing style.
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