Jesse McCarthy

Jesse McCarthy is an essayist, cultural critic, and assistant professor in English and African-American studies at Harvard University.[1]

Jesse McCarthy

Publications

Non-fiction

He is the author of Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?, an essay collection addressing questions such as: “What do people owe each other when debts accrued can never be repaid?”[2]

Fiction

His debut novel, The Fugitivities, was released June 2021.[3][4] It's the story of Jonah Winters, a young black man forming his identity, with parts of the story in Brooklyn, Brazil, Montevideo and Paris.[4] He cites Gustave Flaubert's Sentimental Education as an important source of inspiration.[4]

References
  1. Walker, Jerald (March 26, 2021). "To This Essayist and Cultural Critic, the Black Tradition Is Resistance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. "Book review of Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?: Essays by Jesse McCarthy". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. Nast, Condé (June 16, 2021). "Briefly Noted". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. "In Jesse McCarthy's Debut Novel, A Young Black Man Goes In Search Of Himself". NPR.org. Retrieved October 29, 2021.


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