{"product_id":"a-little-devil-in-america-hanif-abdurraqib","title":"A Little Devil in America (Hanif Abdurraqib)","description":"\u003cdiv\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHanif Abdurraqib\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. 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 Prize, and was nominated for a Hurston-Wright Legacy Award. His first collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eThey Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, \u003c\/i\u003ewas named a book of the year by \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed, Esquire, NPR, O: The Oprah Magazine, Paste, CBC, The Los Angeles Review, Pitchfork,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His most recent book,\u003ci\u003e A Little Devil In America\u003c\/i\u003e, was the winner of the 2021 Gordon Burn Prize and the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 320 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63411544752477,"sku":"K094568990","price":11.5,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/222094-9456899000001A.jpg?v=1770965041","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-little-devil-in-america-hanif-abdurraqib","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}