{"product_id":"a-little-devil-in-america-notes-in-praise-of-black-performance-9781984801197","title":"A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - \"A masterpiece\" (Minneapolis \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), a \"devastating\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) meditation on Black performance in America from\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethe MacArthur \"Genius Grant\" Fellow\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGo Ahead in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE - LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL - LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN\/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD - ONE 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 ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, Time, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookPage, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus, Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Black performance.\"--Brit Bennett, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Half\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the March on Washington in 1963, Josephine Baker was fifty-seven years old, well beyond her most prolific days. But in her speech she was in a mood to consider her life, her legacy, her departure from the country she was now triumphantly returning to. \"I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too,\" she told the crowd. Inspired by these few words, 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\u003eAbdurraqib writes prose brimming with jubilation and pain, infused with the lyricism and rhythm of the musicians he loves. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanif Abdurraqib\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984801197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e ALA Notable Books - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39829341503603,"sku":"9781984801197","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8a5544af-b26a-4920-ac9e-94be739ab1b3.jpg?v=1644612561","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-little-devil-in-america-notes-in-praise-of-black-performance-9781984801197","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}