Joker, Joker, Deuce

Joker, Joker, Deuce - Paperback

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Joker, Joker, Deuce - Paperback

Joker, Joker, Deuce - Paperback

by Paul Beatty
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by Paul Beatty (Author)

An electrifying collection of poems from the author of The Sellout, winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize

Originally published in 1994, Paul Beatty's second volume of poetry won praise for the way it "pushes the boundaries of free verse while assessing the landscapes of African American autobiography" (Bomb Magazine). In these poems, which explore aspects of race, identity, and popular culture, Beatty was honing the comic, satirical voice and vivid imagination that came to full realization in his acclaimed fiction. Joker, Joker, Deuce "moves to fierce urban rhythms, both cool and hot," writes Jessica Hagedorn. "A rush of intense visual images and electric word music."

Author Biography

Paul Beatty is the author of four novels -- The White Boy Shuffle, Tuff, Slumberland, and The Sellout, which was the winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize and the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction - and two collections of poetry, Big Bank Take Little Bank and Joker, Joker, Deuce. He lives in New York City.

Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.45 x 8.95 x 5.99 IN
Publication Date: March 01, 1994
ISBN9780140587234
Author Paul Beatty
PublisherPenguin Adult Hc/Tr
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 1994
LanguageENG- English
Pages128
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Paul Beatty is the author of the novels Slumberland, Tuff, and The White Boy Shuffle--and the books of poetry: Big Bank Take Little Bank and Joker, Joker, Deuce. He is the editor of Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor. In 2016, he became the first American to win the Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout. In 2017, he was the winner the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award. He lives in New York City.

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