Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America

Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America – Literary Essays and Journalism on Cultural Connections from New Orleans

â€œWhateverTom Piazza writes is touched with magic." â€”Douglas Brinkley
Acclaimed author Tom Piazza follows hisprize-winning novelÂ City of RefugeÂ and the post-KatrinaclassicÂ Why New Orleans MattersÂ with a dynamic collection ofessays and journalism about American music and American character, inÂ DevilSent the Rain.
â€œTomPiazzaâ€™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.â€ â€”Elvis Costello
Country USA
Brand Harper Perennial
Manufacturer Harper Perennial
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0062008226_used
ReleaseDate 2011-08-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780062008220

Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America – Literary Essays and Journalism on Cultural Connections from New Orleans