{"product_id":"joker-joker-deuce-paperback-by-paul-beatty","title":"Joker, Joker, Deuce Paperback by Paul Beatty","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1994-03-01)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e128\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780140587234\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e155.93\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e22.86 x 15.24 x 0.91\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46551926931617,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780140587234","price":35.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780140587234.jpg?v=1781701227","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/joker-joker-deuce-paperback-by-paul-beatty","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}