{"product_id":"a-little-devil-in-america-in-praise-of-black-performance-paperback","title":"A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHanif Abdurraqib\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - A sweeping, genre-bending \"masterpiece\" (Minneapolis \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory and complexity--from\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoul Train, \u003c\/i\u003e Aretha Franklin, and James Brown to \u003ci\u003eThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, \u003c\/i\u003e Whitney Houston, and Beyoncé\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News, Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Black performance.\"--Brit Bennett, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Half\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too.\" Inspired by these few words, spoken by Josephine Baker at the 1963 March on Washington, MacArthur \"Genius Grant\" Fellow and bestselling author Hanif Abdurraqib has written a profound and lasting reflection on how Black performance is inextricably woven into the fabric of American culture. Each moment in every performance he examines--whether it's the twenty-seven seconds in \"Gimme Shelter\" in which Merry Clayton wails the words \"rape, murder,\" a schoolyard fistfight, a dance marathon, or the instant in a game of spades right after the cards are dealt--has layers of resonance in Black and white cultures, the politics of American empire, and Abdurraqib's own personal history of love, grief, and performance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTouching on Michael Jackson, Patti LaBelle, Billy Dee Williams, the Wu-Tan Clan, Dave Chappelle, and more, Abdurraqib writes prose brimming with jubilation and pain. With care and generosity, he explains the poignancy of performances big and small, each one feeling intensely familiar and vital, both timeless and desperately urgent. Filled with sharp insight, humor, and heart, \u003ci\u003eA Little Devil in America\u003c\/i\u003e exalts the Black performance that unfolds in specific moments in time and space--from midcentury Paris to the moon, and back down again to a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE GORDON BURN PRIZE \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AND THE PEN\/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, Time, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003e NPR, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThrillist, She Reads, BookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookPage, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eElectric Lit, The Rumpus, LitHub, Library Journal, Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHanif Abdurraqib\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His poetry has been published in \u003ci\u003ePEN American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Muzzle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVinyl\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals, and his essays and criticism have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFader\u003c\/i\u003e. His first full-length poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Crown Ain't Worth Much\u003c\/i\u003e, was named a finalist for the Eric Hoffer book award and nominated for a Hurston-Wright Legacy Award. His first collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eThey Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us\u003c\/i\u003e was named a book of the year by NPR\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e O: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. \u003ci\u003eGo Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest\u003c\/i\u003e was a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and a National Book Critics Circle Award and Kirkus Prize finalist and was longlisted for the National Book Award. His second collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eA Fortune for Your Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. He is a graduate of Beechcroft High School. In 2021, he was named a MacArthur \"Genius Grant\" Fellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.08 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e ALA Notable Books (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978433528109,"sku":"9781984801203","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/N2k1WFdzYXFmRzVwM2kzYWt3ZXhHUT09.webp?v=1775805132","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-little-devil-in-america-in-praise-of-black-performance-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}