{"product_id":"the-study-of-human-life-9780143136828","title":"The Study of Human Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed poet further extends his range into the realm of speculative fiction, while addressing issues as varied as abolition, Black ecological consciousness, and the boundless promise of parenthood \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing the novella \"The Book of Mycah,\" soon to be adapted by Lena Waithe's Hillman Grad Productions \u0026amp; Warner Bros. TV\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross three sequences, Joshua Bennett's new book recalls and reimagines social worlds almost but not entirely lost, all while gesturing toward the ones we are building even now, in the midst of a state of emergency, together. Bennett opens with a set of autobiographical poems that deal with themes of family, life, death, vulnerability, and the joys and dreams of youth. The central section, \"The Book of Mycah,\" features an alternate history where Malcolm X is resurrected from the dead, as is a young black man shot by the police some fifty years later in Brooklyn. The final section of \u003ci\u003eThe Study of Human Life\u003c\/i\u003e are poems that Bennett has written about fatherhood, on the heels of his own first child being born last fall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143136828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022 pg. 144","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40562790596723,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":22.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_537909ea-0c42-4923-9bfb-c1ccaf27b5c4.jpg?v=1667917872","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-study-of-human-life-9780143136828","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}