{"product_id":"joker-joker-deuce-isbn-9780140587234","title":"Joker, Joker, Deuce","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying  collection of poems from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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” (\u003ci\u003eBomb Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e).  In these  poems, which explore aspects of race, identity, and popular culture, Beatty was honing the comic, satirical voice and vivid imagination that  came to full realization in his acclaimed fiction.  \u003ci\u003eJoker, Joker, Deuce\u003c\/i\u003e “moves to fierce urban rhythms, both cool and hot,” writes Jessica Hagedorn.  “A rush of intense visual images and electric word music.”“Beatty is fresh, hip, and his images, cadences, rhythm and use of language are extraordinary.” \u003cbr\u003e– \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuincy Troupe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Beatty parts the curtain of retro respectable poetry, revealing an image world astrally projected on a hip hop reality trip.”  \u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eEvelyn McDonnell, \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Beatty\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four novels -- \u003ci\u003eThe White Boy Shuffle, Tuff\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlumberland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize and the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction – and two collections of poetry, \u003ci\u003eBig Bank Take Little Bank\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJoker, Joker, Deuce\u003c\/i\u003e.  He lives in New York City.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304372588773,"sku":"NP9780140587234","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140587234.jpg?v=1767730459","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/joker-joker-deuce-isbn-9780140587234","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}