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Hokum

An Anthology of African-American Humor

Hokum( )
Author: Beatty, Paul
ISBN:978-1-59691-148-2
Publication Date:Jan 2006
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $20.00
Book Description:

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...
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Book Details
Pages:480
Detailed Subjects: Literary Collections / American / African American & Black
Humor / Topic / Regional & Cultural
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.16 x 9.24 x 1.36 Inches
Book Weight:1.606 Pounds
Author Biography
Beatty, Paul (Author)
Paul Beatty was born in Los Angeles, California in 1962. He received an MFA in creative writing from Brooklyn College and an MA in psychology from Boston University. In 1990, he became the first Grand Poetry Slam Champion of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. One of the prizes for winning was the book deal, which resulted in his first collection of poetry, Big Bank Takes Little Bank. His novels include The White Boy Shuffle, Tuff, and Slumberland. The Sellout won the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

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