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Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America

Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America

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Availability:In StockContributor:Tom PiazzaSeries:P.S.Publish date:2021-02-08Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780062008220ISBN-10:62008226UPC:9780062008220Book Category:Literary Collections, MusicBook Subcategory:Essays, Genres & StylesBook Topic:Pop VocalSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC5KW9NY4K
"WhateverTom Piazza writes is touched with magic." --Douglas Brinkley

Acclaimed author Tom Piazza follows hisprize-winning novel City of Refuge and the post-Katrinaclassic Why New Orleans Matters with a dynamic collection ofessays and journalism about American music and American character, in DevilSent the Rain.

"TomPiazza's writing is filled with energy, and with tender, insightful words forthe brilliant and irascible, from Jimmy Martin to Norman Mailer. Time and timeagain, Piazza identifies the unlikely, precious connections between recentevents, art, letters, and music; through his words, these byways of popularculture provide an unexpected measure of the times." --Elvis Costello

Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780062008220ISBN-10:62008226UPC:9780062008220Book Category:Literary Collections, MusicBook Subcategory:Essays, Genres & StylesBook Topic:Pop VocalSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC5KW9NY4K
Piazza, Tom: -

Tom Piazza is the author of the novels City of Refuge and My Cold War, the post-Katrina manifesto Why New Orleans Matters, the essay collection Devil Sent the Rain, and many other works. He was a principal writer for the HBO drama series Treme and the winner of a Grammy Award for his album notes to Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues: A Musical Journey. He lives in New Orleans.

Publisher: Harper Perennial

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