Hokum: an anthology of african-american humor

R$ 133,90

Sinopse

Edited by the author of The Sellout, winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize, Hokum is a liberating, eccentric, savagely comic anthology of the funniest writing by black Americans. This book is less a comprehensive collection than it is a mix-tape narrative dubbed by a trusted friend-a sampler of underground classics, rare grooves, and timeless summer jams, poetry and prose juxtaposed with the blues, hip-hop, political speeches, and the world's funniest radio sermon. The subtle musings of Toni Cade Bambara, Henry Dumas, and Harryette Mullen are bracketed by the profane and often loud ruminations of Langston Hughes, Darius James, Wanda Coleman, Tish Benson, Steve Cannon, and Hattie Gossett. Some of the funniest writers don't write, so included are selections from well-known yet unpublished wits Lightnin' Hopkins, Mike Tyson, and the Reverend Al Sharpton. Selections also come from public figures and authors whose humor, although incisive and profound, is often overlooked: Malcolm X, Suzan-Lori Parks, Zora Neale Hurston, Sojourner Truth, and W.E.B. Dubois. Groundbreaking, fierce, and hilarious, this is a necessary anthology for any fan or student of American writing, with a huge range and a smart, political grasp of the uses of humor.

Participantes

Organizador: Paul Beatty

Autor

PAUL BEATTY

Paul Beatty (Los Angeles – EUA, 1962) é escritor, poeta e professor. Publica seus poemas desde 1991 e chegou a vencer competições de Poetry Slam. Em 2016, tornou-se o primeiro autor americano a ganhar o Man Booker Prize com o romance O vendido (2017), em que trata com humor cáustico do racismo no Estados Unidos. Organizou Hokum (2006), uma antologia do humor afro-americano. Vive em Nova York, onde leciona escrita criativa na Universidade de Columbia.