{"product_id":"in-search-of-a-beautiful-freedom-new-and-selected-essays-9780393355772","title":"In Search of a Beautiful Freedom: New and Selected Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eIn Search of a Beautiful Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the best work from Farah Jasmine Griffin's rich forays on music, Black feminism, literature, the crises of Hurricane Katrina and COVID-19, and the Black artists she esteems. She moves from evoking the haunting strength of Odetta and the rise of soprano popular singers in the 1970s to the forging of a Black women's literary renaissance and the politics of Malcolm X through the lens of Black feminism. She reflects on pivotal moments in recent American history--including the banning of Toni Morrison's \u003cem\u003eBeloved\u003c\/em\u003e--and celebrates the intellectuals, artists, and personal relationships that have shaped her identity and her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing new and unpublished essays along with ones first appearing in outlets such as the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and NPR, \u003cem\u003eIn Search of a Beautiful Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating collection that celebrates the work of \"one of the few great intellectuals in our time\" (Cornel West).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Farah Jasmine Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.55w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393355772","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42447047590025,"sku":"9780393355772","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_45e279d4-d957-456f-b293-c152b7f92031.jpg?v=1716236605","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/in-search-of-a-beautiful-freedom-new-and-selected-essays-9780393355772","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}