The Big Smoke - 9780143123729
Un libro in lingua di Adrian Matejka edito da Penguin Group USA, 2013
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A finalist for the 2013 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.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Big Smoke
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Adrian Matejka
- Editore: Penguin Group USA
- Collana: Penguin Group USA (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 28 Maggio '13
- Genere: POETRY
- Pagine: 109
- EAN-13: 9780143123729