Overview
A collection of TheĀ New Yorkerās groundbreaking writing on race in Americaāincluding work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and moreāwith a foreword by Jelani Cobb
This anthology from the pages of theĀ New YorkerĀ provides a bold and complex portrait of Black life in America, told through stories of private triumphs and national tragedies, political vision and artistic inspiration. It reaches back across a century, with Rebecca Westās classic account of a 1947 lynching trial and James Baldwinās āLetter from a Region in My Mindā (which later formed the basis ofĀ The Fire Next Time), and yet it also explores our current moment, from the classroom to the prison cell and the upheavals of whatĀ Jelani Cobb calls āthe American Spring.āĀ Bringing together reporting, profiles, memoir, and criticism from writers such asĀ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Ā Elizabeth Alexander,Ā Hilton Als,Ā Vinson Cunningham,Ā Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,Ā Malcolm Gladwell,Ā Jamaica Kincaid,Ā Kelefa Sanneh,Ā Doreen St. FĆ©lix, and others, the collectionĀ offersĀ startling insights about this countryās relationship with race.Ā The Matter of Black LivesĀ reveals the weight of a singular history, and challenges us to envision the future anew.Ā
This book title, The Matter of Black Lives (Writing from the New Yorker) - 9780063017603, ISBN: 9780063017603, by Jelani Cobb, David Remnick, published by HarperCollins (September 27, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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