{"product_id":"9780141995793","title":"Hanif Abdurraqib - A Little Devil in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Hanif Abdurraqib. Themes include Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography, Music, History, United States, Social History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**As featured on Barack Obama's Summer 2022 Reading List**\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Gordon Burn Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Pen\/Diamonstein-Spievogel Award for the Art of the Essay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gorgeous' - Brit Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Pure genius' - Jacqueline Woodson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most dynamic books I have ever read' - Clint Smith\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the March on Washington, Josephine Baker reflected on her life and her legacy. She had spent decades as one of the most successful entertainers in the world, but, she told the crowd, \"I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too\". Inspired by these words, Hanif Abdurraqib has written a stirring meditation on Black performance in the modern age, in which culture, history and his own lived experience collide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sharp insight, humour and heart, Abdurraqib explores a sequence of iconic and intimate performances that take him from mid-century Paris to the moon -- and back down again, to a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. Each one, he shows, has layers of resonance across Black and white cultures, the politics of American empire, and his own personal history of love and grief -- whether it's the twenty-seven seconds of 'Gimme Shelter' in which Merry Clayton sings, or the magnificent hours of Aretha Franklin's homegoing; Beyoncé's Super Bowl show or a schoolyard fistfight; Dave Chapelle's skits or a game of spades among friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58030351352182,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780141995793.jpg?v=1780660873","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780141995793","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}