{"product_id":"another-kind-of-madness-paperback","title":"Another Kind of Madness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Pavlic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A full-bodied literary achievement bustling with sweat, regret, and sound.\" --KIESE LAYMON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNdiya Grayson returns to her childhood home of Chicago as a young professional, but even her high-end job in a law office can't protect her from half-repressed memories of childhood trauma. One evening, vulnerable and emotionally disarrayed, she goes out and meets her equal and opposite: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShame Luther, a no-nonsense construction worker by day and a self-taught piano player by night. The love story that ensues propels them on an unforgettable journey from Chicago's South Side to the coast of Kenya as they navigate the turbulence of long-buried pasts and an uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stirring novel tuned to the clash between soul music's vision of our essential responsibility to each other and a world that breaks us down and tears us apart, \u003cem\u003eAnother Kind of Madness\u003c\/em\u003e is an indelible tale of human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Pavlic\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight collections of poems, including \u003ci\u003eVisiting Hours at the Coloring Line\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet's Let That Are Not Yet: Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were winners of the National Poetry Series. He has published essays, poems, fiction, and dramatic pieces with dozens of outlets, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCallaloo\u003c\/i\u003e. His critical work includes \u003ci\u003e'Who Can Afford to Improvise?' James Baldwin and Black Music, the Lyric and the Listeners\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrossroads Modernism: Descent and Emergence in African American Literary Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of the Author of the Year Award from the Georgia Writers Association and a fellowship from the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, Pavlic is Distinguished Professor of English and African American Studies at the University of Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760512794912,"sku":"9781571311344","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92dfc0d82404bd37740026698198c955.webp?v=1780182020","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/another-kind-of-madness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}