| Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America Contributor(s): Piazza, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062008226 ISBN-13: 9780062008220 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Music | Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal - Music | Essays |
| Dewey: 781.640 |
| LCCN: 2011025368 |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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 |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |