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OverviewTom Piazza’s sharp intelligence, insight, and passion fuel this new collection of writings on music, literature, New Orleans, and America itself in desperate times. For his first book since his award-winning novel City of Refuge and his stunning and influential post-Katrina polemic Why New Orleans Matters, Piazza selects the best of his writings on American roots music and musicians, including his Grammy-winning album notes for Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues; his classic profile of bluegrass legend Jimmy Martin; essays on Jimmie Rodgers, Charley Patton, and Bob Dylan; and much more. In the book’s second section, Piazza turns his attention to literature, politics, and post-Katrina America in articles and essays on subjects ranging from Charlie Chan movies to the life and work of Norman Mailer, from the New Orleans housing crisis to the BP oil spill, from Jelly Roll Morton’s Library of Congress recordings to the future of books. The third and final section delivers a startlingly original meditation on fiction, sentimentality, and cynicism—a major new essay from this brilliant, unpredictable, and absolutely necessary writer. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tom PiazzaPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: HarperCollins Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.00cm Weight: 0.234kg ISBN: 9780062008220ISBN 10: 0062008226 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 08 February 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsTom Piazza's writing pulsates with nervous electrical tension--reveals the emotions that we can't define. --Bob Dylan Tom Piazza s writing pulsates with nervous electrical tensionreveals the emotions that we can t define. --Bob Dylan Tom Piazza's writing pulsates with nervous electrical tension--reveals the emotions that we can't define. --Bob Dylan Tom Piazza's writing is filled with energy and tender, insightful words for the brilliant and irascible, from Jimmy Martin to Norman Mailer. He identifies the unlikely, precious connections between recent events, art, letters, and music; through his words, these byways of popular culture provide an unexpected measure of the times. --Elvis Costello Author InformationTom Piazza is the author of the novels City of Refuge and My Cold War, the post-Katrina manifesto Why New Orleans Matters, the essay collection Devil Sent the Rain, and many other works. He was a principal writer for the HBO drama series Treme and the winner of a Grammy Award for his album notes to Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues: A Musical Journey. He lives in New Orleans. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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