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Known and Strange Things: Essays - Paperback By Cole, Teju - GOOD
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- Brand
- Unbranded
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- ISBN
- 0812989783
- Book Title
- Known and Strange Things : Essays
- Item Length
- 7.9in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, Political Science
- Topic
- American / African American, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Essays
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 12.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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A blazingly intelligent first book of essays from the award-winning author of Open City and Every Day Is for the Thief NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time * The Guardian * Harper's Bazaar * San Francisco Chronicle * The Atlantic * Financial Times * Kirkus Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay and PEN/Jean Stein Book Award With this collection of more than fifty pieces on politics, photography, travel, history, and literature, Teju Cole solidifies his place as one of today's most powerful and original voices. On page after page, deploying prose dense with beauty and ideas, he finds fresh and potent ways to interpret art, people, and historical moments, taking in subjects from Virginia Woolf, Shakespeare, and W. G. Sebald to Instagram, Barack Obama, and Boko Haram. Cole brings us new considerations of James Baldwin in the age of Black Lives Matter; the African American photographer Roy DeCarava, who, forced to shoot with film calibrated exclusively for white skin tones, found his way to a startling and true depiction of black subjects; and (in an essay that inspired both praise and pushback when it first appeared) the White Savior Industrial Complex, the system by which African nations are sentimentally aided by an America "developed on pillage." Persuasive and provocative, erudite yet accessible, Known and Strange Things is an opportunity to live within Teju Cole's wide-ranging enthusiasms, curiosities, and passions, and a chance to see the world in surprising and affecting new frames. Praise for Known and Strange Things "On every level of engagement and critique, Known and Strange Things is an essential and scintillating journey." --Claudia Rankine, The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "A heady mix of wit, nostalgia, pathos, and a genuine desire to untangle the world, or at the least, to bask in its unending riddles." -- The Atlantic "Brilliant . . . [ Known and Strange Things ] reveals Cole's extraordinary talent and his capacious mind." -- Time "[ Known and Strange Things ] showcases the magnificent breadth of subjects [Cole] is able to plumb with . . . passion and eloquence." -- Harper's Bazaar "[Cole is] one of the most vibrant voices in contemporary writing." -- LA Times "Cole has fulfilled the dazzling promise of his novels Every Day Is for the Thief and Open City . He ranges over his interests with voracious keenness, laser-sharp prose, an open heart and a clear eye." -- The Guardian "Remarkably probing essays . . . Cole is one of only a very few lavishing his focused attention on that most approachable (and perhaps therefore most overlooked) art form, photography." -- Chicago Tribune "There's almost no subject Cole can't come at from a startling angle. . . . His [is a] prickly, eclectic, roaming mind." -- The Boston Globe "[Cole] brings a subtle, layered perspective to all he encounters." -- Vanity Fair "In page after page, Cole upholds the sterling virtue of good writing combined with emotional and intellectual engagement." -- The New Statesman "[ Known and Strange Things possesses] a passion for justice, a deep sympathy for the poor and the powerless around the world, and a fiery moral outrage." -- Poets and Writers
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812989783
ISBN-13
9780812989786
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219220524
Product Key Features
Book Title
Known and Strange Things : Essays
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
American / African American, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Essays
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, Political Science
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
12.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pr9387.9.C67a6 2016
Reviews
Advance praise for Known and Strange Things "A bold, honest, and controversially necessary read." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "The forms of resistance depend on the culture they resist, and in our era of generalizations and approximations and sloppiness, Teju Cole's precise and vivid observation and description are an antidote and a joy. This is a book written with a scalpel, a microscope, and walking shoes, full of telling details and sometimes big surprises." --Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me, Advance praise for Known and Strange Things "The forms of resistance depend on the culture they resist, and in our era of generalizations and approximations and sloppiness, Teju Cole's precise and vivid observation and description are an antidote and a joy. This is a book written with a scalpel, a microscope, and walking shoes, full of telling details and sometimes big surprises." --Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me, Advance praise for Known and Strange Things "A bold, honest, and controversially necessary read." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "[Teju] Cole is a literary performance artist, his words meticulously chosen and deployed with elegance and force. To read, see, and travel with him is to be changed by the questions that challenge him." -- Publishers Weekly "Picture a kaleidoscope: each shining component is a small jewel for sure, but taken together, they form a stunning picture that can be viewed from myriad dazzling angles. The same can be said for the social and critical commentary by award-winning novelist Cole. . . . Cole's insights cast fresh light on even the most quotidian of objects . . . [and his] collection performs an important service by elevating public discourse in an unsettled time." -- Booklist (starred review) "Cole's writing is masterful and lyrical and politically and socially engaged, and he is probably one of the most interesting African writers at work today ."--Chris Abani, author of Graceland and The Face "The forms of resistance depend on the culture they resist, and in our era of generalizations and approximations and sloppiness, Teju Cole's precise and vivid observation and description are an antidote and a joy. This is a book written with a scalpel, a microscope, and walking shoes, full of telling details and sometimes big surprises." --Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me "Absolutely wonderful . . . Teju Cole is so erudite, so laser sharp, that his intelligence shimmers, but best of all, his personality shines through as being kind and generous. I found myself transported and moved deeply." --Petina Gappah, author of The Book of Memory , Advance praise for Known and Strange Things "Again and again in this gathering of more than forty pieces, [Teju] Cole demonstrates an appealing blend of erudition and affability--a quality that makes him unique as an essayist. . . . An understated and lyrical stylist, Cole combines the rigor of a critic with the curiosity of Everyman. 'We are creatures of private conventions,' he writes. 'But we are also looking for ways to enlarge our coasts.' This collection provides a way." -- BookPage "A bold, honest, and controversially necessary read." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Cole is a literary performance artist, his words meticulously chosen and deployed with elegance and force. To read, see, and travel with him is to be changed by the questions that challenge him." -- Publishers Weekly "Picture a kaleidoscope: each shining component is a small jewel for sure, but taken together, they form a stunning picture that can be viewed from myriad dazzling angles. The same can be said for the social and critical commentary by award-winning novelist Cole. . . . Cole's insights cast fresh light on even the most quotidian of objects . . . [and his] collection performs an important service by elevating public discourse in an unsettled time." -- Booklist (starred review) "Cole's writing is masterful and lyrical and politically and socially engaged, and he is probably one of the most interesting African writers at work today ."--Chris Abani, author of Graceland and The Face "The forms of resistance depend on the culture they resist, and in our era of generalizations and approximations and sloppiness, Teju Cole's precise and vivid observation and description are an antidote and a joy. This is a book written with a scalpel, a microscope, and walking shoes, full of telling details and sometimes big surprises." --Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me "Absolutely wonderful . . . Teju Cole is so erudite, so laser sharp, that his intelligence shimmers, but best of all, his personality shines through as being kind and generous. I found myself transported and moved deeply." --Petina Gappah, author of The Book of Memory
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2015-042074
Dewey Decimal
824/.92
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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