Search -
The Grey Album: On the Blackness of Blackness
The Grey Album On the Blackness of Blackness Author:Kevin Young The first work of prose by the brilliant poet Kevin Young, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize Taking its title from Danger Mouse?s pioneering mashup of Jay-Z?s The Black Album and the Beatles? The White Album, Kevin Young?s encyclopedic book combines essay, cultural criticism, and lyrical choruses to illustrate the African American tr... more »adition of lying?storytelling, telling tales, fibbing, improvising, ?jazzing.? What emerges is a persuasive argument for the many ways that African American culture is American culture, and for the centrality of art?and artfulness?to our daily life. Moving from gospel to soul, funk to freestyle, Young sifts through the shadows, the bootleg, the remix, the grey areas of our history, literature, and music. « less
The Market's bargain prices are even better for Paperbackswap club members!
Retail Price:$25.00 Buy New (Paperback): $17.49 (save 30%) or Become a PBS member and pay $13.59+1 PBS book credit (save 45%)