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EAN-139780143123729   EAN-13 barcode 9780143123729
Product NameThe Big Smoke (Penguin Poets)
LanguageEnglish
CategoryBook / Magazine / Publication
Short DescriptionHeight:8.07 inches / Length:0.51 inches / Weight:0.3 pounds / Width:5.31 inches
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Price New10.28 US Dollars    (curriencies)
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Height8.42 inches    (convert)
Length5.45 inches    (convert)
Weight4.8 ounces    (convert)
AuthorAdrian Matejka
Page Count128
BindingPaperback
Published05/28/2013
FeaturesUsed Book in Good Condition
Long DescriptionWinner of the Anisfield-Wolf Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the National Book Award in Poetry--a collection that examines the myth and history of the prizefighter Jack Johnson   The legendary Jack Johnson (1878-1946) was a true American creation. The child of emancipated slaves, he overcame the violent segregationism of Jim Crow, challenging white boxers--and white America--to become the first African-American heavyweight world champion. The Big Smoke , Adrian Matejka's third work of poetry, follows the fighter's journey from poverty to the most coveted title in sports through the multi-layered voices of Johnson and the white women he brazenly loved. Matejka's book is part historic reclamation and part interrogation of Johnson's complicated legacy, one that often misremembers the magnetic man behind the myth.
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