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Joker, Joker, Deuce

Joker, Joker, Deuce( )
Author: Beatty, Paul
Series title:Penguin Poets Ser.
ISBN:978-0-14-058723-4
Publication Date:Mar 1994
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:Penguin Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $24.00
Book Description:

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,...
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Book Details
Pages:128
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.36 Inches
Book Weight:0.344 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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