Black Maria

Name: Black Maria
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ISBN: 9780375710506

ISBN-10: 0375710507

ISBN-13: 9780375710506

Edition: 2007

Authors: Kevin Young

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Kevin Young follows his acclaimed exploration of the blues in "Jelly Roll" with another playful riff on a vital art form, giving us a film noir in verse. "Black Maria"- the title is a slang term for a police van as well as a hearse- is a twisting tale of suspicion, passion, mystery, and the city. Young channels the world of detective movies, picking up its lingo and dark glamour in five " reels" of poetry- the adventures of a " soft-boiled" private eye, known as A.K.A. Jones, and an ingenue turned femme fatale, Delilah Redbone, who's come to town from down south (" Mama bent till dark / tending rows to send / Me to school . . . I wanted / To head on & hitch . . . strike it / Big" ). We…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




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