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  | | Flight to Canada(Reprint) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 179 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Scribner Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-684-84750-4, ISBN: 0-684-84750-7 "Ishmael Reed’s parody of slave narratives—the classical literature of the African American tradition—which redefined the neo-slave genre and launched a lucrative academic industrySome parodies are as necessary as the books they answer. Such is the case with Flight to Canada, Ishmael Reed’s scathing, offbeat response to conventional anti-slavery novels such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Though Flight to Canada has been classified by some as a “p ..." |
 | | Mumbo Jumbo(1st Edition) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 224 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1996 von Scribner Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-684-82477-2, ISBN: 0-684-82477-9 "Ishmael Reed’s inspired fable of the ragtime era, in which a social movement threatens to suppress the spread of black culture—hailed by Harold Bloom as one of the five hundred greatest books of the Western canonIn 1920s America, a plague is spreading fast. From New Orleans to Chicago to New York, the “Jes Grew” epidemic makes people desperate to dance, overturning social norms in the process. Anyone is vulnerable and when they catch it ..." |
 | | Mixing It Up(1st Edition) Taking On the Media Bullies and Other Reflections von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 306 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2008 von Da Capo Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56858-339-6, ISBN: 1-56858-339-7 "Connerly, viewed by the media as the martyr who braved the scorn of black accusers to follow his conscience, only agreed to support the proposition if its supporters raised $500,000. Newt Gingrich helped to raise the money. He was ... Obviously Ward Connerly, who has become wealthy from be- ing associated with Proposition 209, is supported by such ultra- right individuals and groups that he has been reluctant to list his contributo ..." |
 | | The Terrible Twos(1st Edition) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 192 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Dalkey Archive Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56478-226-7, ISBN: 1-56478-226-3 "The Terrible Twos is a wickedly funny, sharp-edged fictional assault on all those sulky, spoiled naysayers needing instant gratification--Americans. Ishmael Reed's sixth novel depicts a zany, bizarre, and all-too-believable future where mankind's fate depends upon a jolly old gent named St. Nicholas and a Ristorasta dwarf named Black Peter, who together wreak mischievous havoc on Wall Street and in the Oval Office. This offbeat, on-targ ..." |
 | | The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda (Paperback or Softback) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 80 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2020 von Powerhouse Books,U.S., United States ISBN-13: 978-1-57687-924-5, ISBN: 1-57687-924-0 "“That’s a lot of horse hockey, Hamilton.” Described by the New York Times as “classic activist theater” and “a cross between ‘A Christmas Carol’ and a trial at The Hague’s International Criminal Court.” "In this, his ..." |
 | | New and Collected Poems 1964-2007(1st Edition) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 512 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Da Capo Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56858-341-9, ISBN: 1-56858-341-9 "One of the founding fathers of multi-cultural studies, Ishmael Reed first came to the attention of the literary world as a poet, and despite success as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and recording artist, has never ceased to be a poet. He delves into spiritual and political waters with his own unexpected and uniquely powerful voice. "New and Collected Poems, 1966-2006 captures four decades of Reed's inimitable verse, a visionary jour ..." |
 | | Why No Confederate Statues in Mexico von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 272 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2019 von Baraka Books ISBN-13: 978-1-77186-185-4, ISBN: 1-77186-185-1 "The War of Rebellion still divides the United States. Some rebel generals, whom the famous pro-confederate propaganda film “Gone With The Wind” referred to as “Knights,” earned their massacre bona fides by murdering thousands of blacks, Mexicans, and Native Americans. The “Knight” Robert E. Lee fought children during the Battle of Buena Vista in 1847. The children, Los niños heroes, refused to surrender and were slaughtered. The subject ..." |
 | | Juice!(1st Edition) (American Literature (Dalkey Archive)) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 344 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2011 von Dalkey Archive Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56478-637-1, ISBN: 1-56478-637-4 "In 2010, the Newseum in Washington D.C. finally obtained the suit O. J. Simpson wore in court the day he was acquitted, and it now stands as both an artifact in their "Trial of the Century" exhibit and a symbol of the American media's endless hunger for the criminal and the celebrity. This event serves as a launching point for Ishmael Reed's Juice!, a novelistic commentary on the post-Simpson American media frenzy from one of the most ..." |
 | | Japanese by Spring(Reprint) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 225 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1996 von Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-025585-0, ISBN: 0-14-025585-0 "Benjamin "Chappie" Puttbutt, a black juior professor at the overwhelmingly white Jack London College, lusts after tenure and its glorious perks (including a house in the Oakland Hills). He spends most of his time trying to divine the ideological climate of the school and obligingly adapting his beliefs to it. When Puttbutt's mysterious Japanese tutor, who promises to teach him Japanese by spring, suddenly becomes the school's new presi ..." |
 | | The Terrible Threes(1st Edition) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 192 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Dalkey Archive Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56478-224-3, ISBN: 1-56478-224-7 "This adventure into the world of offbeat humor and on-target social criticism is a vision of America in the not-too-distant future, a portrait of a fairy-tale gone awry. In The Terrible Threes, Ishmael Reed proves that he is one of the most innovative voices in contemporary literature. This adventure into the world of offbeat humor and on-target social criticism is a vision of America in the not-too-distant future, a portrait of a fairy ..." |
 | | Airing Dirty Laundry(1st Edition) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 278 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1994 von Perseus Books ISBN-13: 978-0-201-40832-4, ISBN: 0-201-40832-5 "Ishmael Reed. Park rape, 7 seconds to cult murders in Texas, 10 seconds to the Khmer Rouge, 2 seconds to the Nazis, and 7 seconds to the killers at My Lai. Clearly Saltz is wrong when he tries to cover up this ugly video by suggesting that the commentary was about how evil is committed by people of "all nationalities, . . . races, and religions." The essay ... the same way." Ishmael Reed June 1994 PREfACE More than 50 percent of th ..." |
 | | From Totems to Hip-Hop(3rd Edition) A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 von Ishmael Reed, Da Capo Press Paperback, 560 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2002 von Da Capo Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56025-458-4, ISBN: 1-56025-458-0 "Celebrated novelist, poet, and MacArthur fellow Ishmael Reed pushes the boundaries once again in the publication of From Totems to Hip Hop—a truly all-inclusive multicultural anthology—a literary event which will finally even the playing field. This important collection synthesizes and presents broad swaths of work from poets of all races and backgrounds, as only Reed can, ranging from Gertrude Stein to Ai, from Bessie Smith to Askia To ..." |
 | | Life Among the Aryans von Ishmael Reed 90 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2021 von Archway Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57687-990-0, ISBN: 1-57687-990-9 "Full of page-turning dialogue, unexpected twists and hilarious asides, this is the latest urgent must-read from the greatest living American writer." |
 | | Reckless Eyeballing(1st Edition) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 148 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2000 von Dalkey Archive Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56478-237-3, ISBN: 1-56478-237-9 "It's the 1980s and the politics of the New York theater scene have taken yet another turn.Masochism is out and feminism is in, Jews are out and Germans are in, race is out and gender is in, and everyone's fighting (and rewriting) for a piece of the pie. Jewish director Jim Minsk disappears during a trip to the South. Black playwright Ian Ball writes the all-female play Reckless Eyeballing in hopes of getting off the "sex-list." Preemine ..." |
 | | Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down(1st Edition) (American Literature (Dalkey Archive)) von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 177 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2000 von Dalkey Archive Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56478-238-0, ISBN: 1-56478-238-7 ""Folks. This here is the story of the Loop Garoo Kid. A cowboy so bad he made a working posse of spells phone in sick. A bullwhacker so unfeeling he left the print of winged mice on hides of crawling women. A desperado so onery he made the Pope cry and the most powerful of cattlemen shed his head to the Executioner's swine." And so begins the HooDoo Western by Ishmael Reed, author of MUMBO JUMBO and one of America's most innovativ ..." |
 | | The Free-Lance Pallbearers(1st Edition) A Novel von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 168 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Dalkey Archive Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56478-225-0, ISBN: 1-56478-225-5 ""For all the talk of the black aesthetic, few black novelists have broken sharply with the traditional devices of the realistic novel. One writer who departs from such conventions, however, is Ishmael Reed. . . . The Free-Lance Pallbearers uses an explosive combination of straightforward English prose, exaggerated black dialect, hip jargon, advertising slogans and long, howling uppercase screams."—Newsweek Ishmael Reed's electrifying fi ..." |
 | | New and Collected Poems, 1964-2006(1st Edition) von Ishmael Reed Hardcover, 384 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von Carroll & Graf ISBN-13: 978-0-7867-1788-0, ISBN: 0-7867-1788-2 "One of the founding fathers of multi-cultural studies, award-winning writer Ishmael Reed first came to the attention of the literary world as a poet, and despite success as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and recording artist, has never ceased to be a poet. He delves into spiritual and political waters with his own unexpected and uniquely powerful voice.New and Collected Poems, 1966-2006 captures four decades of Reed's inimitable vers ..." |
 | | Another Day At The Front(Reprint) Dispatches From The Race War von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 240 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2004 von Basic Books ISBN-13: 978-0-465-06892-0, ISBN: 0-465-06892-8 "African Americans have been at war with some elements of the white population from the very beginning. In this collection of essays, his first since Airing Dirty Laundry in 1993, Reed explores the many forms that this homefront war has taken. His brilliant social criticism feints deftly among past and present, government and media, personal and political. From the author whose essay style has been compared to the punching power of boxer ..." |
 | | Blues City(1st Edition) A Walk in Oakland (Crown Journeys) von Ishmael Reed, John Rechy Hardcover, 192 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2003 von Crown Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-4540-2, ISBN: 1-4000-4540-1 "Oakland is a blues city, brawling and husky . . .Often overshadowed by San Francisco, its twinkling sister city across the Bay, Oakland is itself an American wonder. The city is surrounded by and filled with natural beauty—mountains and hills and lakes and a bay—and architecture that mirrors its history as a Spanish mission, Gold Rush outpost, and home of the West’s most devious robber barons. It’s also a city of artists and blue-collar ..." |
 | | The Last Days of Louisiana Red(1st Edition) A Novel von Ishmael Reed Paperback, 180 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2000 von Dalkey Archive Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56478-236-6, ISBN: 1-56478-236-0 ""The Last Days of Louisiana Red blends paradox, hyperbole, understatement and signifyin' so expertly you can almost hear a droll black voice telling the tales as you read it."—The New RepublicWhen Papa LaBas (private eye, noonday HooDoo, and hero of Reed's Mumbo Jumbo) comes to Berkeley, California, to investigate the mysterious death of Ed Yellings, owner of the Solid Gumbo Works, he finds himself fighting the rising tide of violence p ..." |
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