James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" by Tom Jenks Hardcover Book

Description: James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" by Tom Jenks Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A close reading of James Baldwins short story "Sonnys Blues" with references to Baldwins famous essay The Fire Next Time, which provides insight into his life and ideas about art. Jenks unpacks his close relationship to the story, which he has been reading and teaching at writing workshops for more than thirty-five years. Publisher Description A close reading of James Baldwins short story "Sonnys Blues" that provides insight into his life and ideas about art. Tom Jenkss reading of James Baldwins "Sonnys Blues" follows a scene-by-scene, sometimes line-by-line, discussion of the pattern by which Baldwin indelibly writes "Sonnys Blues" into the consciousness of readers. It provides ongoing observations of the aesthetics underlying the particulars of the story,with references to Edward P. Jones (whose magnificent story "All Aunt Hagars Children" bears a knowing relationship to "Sonnys Blues,") to Charlie Parkers music, and to Billie Holidays "Am I Blue?" and JohnColtranes "A Love Supreme" as part of the musical progression Baldwin creates, and with attention to Baldwins oratorical gifts and the biblical references in the story, to its time structure, characterizations, dramatic action, and, most of all, its totality of effect. Drawing on Baldwins book-length essay The Fire Next Time, which Baldwin published six years after the publication of the short story, Tom Jenks offers insight on some of the sources inBaldwins life for "Sonnys Blues" and on the logic and passion by which life may be meaningfully transformed into art. Author Biography Tom Jenks is the co-founder and editor of Narrative Magazine. He is a former editor of Esquire, Gentlemens Quarterly, The Paris Review, and a senior editor at Scribners, where he edited Hemingways The Garden of Eden. With Raymond Carver, he edited American Short Story Masterpieces. His writing has appeared in Harpers, Ploughshares, Vanity Fair, Esquire, The American Scholar, Five Points, the Los AngelesTimes, and elsewhere. He has given classes at the Iowa Writers Workshop, the Creative Writing Programs at University of California, and Washington University in St. Louis. Details ISBN 0192884247 ISBN-13 9780192884244 Title James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" Author Tom Jenks Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 128 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:161124917; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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