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*5058 $aPERFORMING MIRACLES: On times I have forced myself to dance -- On marathons and tunnels -- On going home as performance -- An epilogue for Aretha -- SUSPENDING DISBELIEF: This one goes out to all the magical negroes -- Sixteen ways of looking at blackface -- On certain and uncertain movement of limbs -- Nine considerations of black people in space -- ON MATTERS OF COUNTRY/PROVENANCE: The Josephine Baker monument can never be large enough -- It is safe to say I have lost many games of spades -- My favorite thing about Don Shirley -- I would like to give Merry Clayton her roses -- Beyoncé performs at the Super Bowl and I think about all the jobs I've hated -- ANATOMY OF CLOSENESS // CHASING BLOOD: The beef sometimes begins with a dance move -- Fear: a crown -- On the performance of softness - Board up the doors, tear down the walls -- CALLINGS TO REMEMBER :On times I have forced myself not to dance .
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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * A sweeping, genre-bending "masterpiece" (Minneapolis Star Tribune ) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory and complexity--from Soul Train, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Whitney Houston, and Beyoncé

ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Dallas Morning News, Publishers Weekly

"Gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Black performance."--Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half

"I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too." Inspired by these few words, spoken by Josephine Baker at the 1963 March on Washington, MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellow and bestselling author Hanif Abdurraqib has written a profound and lasting reflection on how Black performance is inextricably woven into the fabric of American culture. Each moment in every performance he examines--whether it's the twenty-seven seconds in "Gimme Shelter" in which Merry Clayton wails the words "rape, murder," a schoolyard fistfight, a dance marathon, or the instant in a game of spades right after the cards are dealt--has layers of resonance in Black and white cultures, the politics of American empire, and Abdurraqib's own personal history of love, grief, and performance.

Touching on Michael Jackson, Patti LaBelle, Billy Dee Williams, the Wu-Tan Clan, Dave Chappelle, and more, Abdurraqib writes prose brimming with jubilation and pain. With care and generosity, he explains the poignancy of performances big and small, each one feeling intensely familiar and vital, both timeless and desperately urgent. Filled with sharp insight, humor, and heart, A Little Devil in America exalts the Black performance that unfolds in specific moments in time and space--from midcentury Paris to the moon, and back down again to a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio.

WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE GORDON BURN PRIZE * FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AND THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, The Boston Globe, NPR, Rolling Stone, Esquire , BuzzFeed, Thrillist, She Reads, BookRiot , BookPage, Electric Lit, The Rumpus, LitHub, Library Journal, Booklist

• Performing Miracles
• On Times I Have Forced Myself to Dancep. 3
• On Marathons and Tunnelsp. 5
• On Going Home as Performancep. 23
• An Epilogue for Arethap. 36
• Suspending Disbelief
• On Times I Have Forced Myself to Dancep. 47
• This One Goes Out to All the Magical Negroesp. 49
• Sixteen Ways of Looking at Blackfacep. 68
• On the Certain and Uncertain Movement of Limbsp. 89
• Nine Considerations of Black People in Spacep. 112
• On Matters of Country / Provenance
• On Times I Have Forced Myself to Dancep. 139
• The Josephine Baker Monument Can Never Be Large Enoughp. 142
• It Is Safe to Say I Have Lost Many Games of Spadesp. 161
• My Favorite Thing About Don Shirleyp. 176
• I Would Like to Give Merry Clayton Her Rosesp. 191
• Beyoncé Performs at the Super Bowl and I Think About All of the Jobs I've Hatedp. 205
• Anatomy of Closeness // Chasing Blood
• On Times I Have Forced Myself to Dancep. 221
• The Beef Sometimes Begins with a Dance Movep. 225
• Fear: A Crownp. 238
• On the Performance of Softnessp. 250
• Board Up the Doors, Tear Down the Wallsp. 264
• Callings to Remember On Times I Have Forced Myself Not to Dancep. 281
• Acknowledgmentsp. 285
• Creditsp. 287
• Indexp. 289