In 2010, the Newseum in Washington D.C. finally obtained the
suit O. J. Simpson wore in court the day he was acquitted, and it
now stands as both an artifact in their "Trial of the Century"
exhibit and a symbol of the American media's endless hunger for the
criminal and the celebrity. This event serves as a launching point
for Ishmael Reed's "Juice ," a novelistic commentary on the
post-Simpson American media frenzy from one of the most
controversial figures in American literature today. Through Paul
Blessings -- a censored cartoonist suffering from diabetes -- and
his cohorts -- serving as stand-ins for the various mediums of art
-- Ishmael Reed argues that since 1994, "O. J. has become a
metaphor for things wrong with culture and politics." A lament for
the death of print media, the growth of the corporation, and the
process of growing old, "Juice " serves as a comi-tragedy,
chronicling the increased anxieties of "post-race" America.
General
| Imprint: |
Dalkey Archive Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
American Literature Series |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| First published: |
April 2011 |
| Authors: |
Ishmael Reed
|
| Dimensions: |
202 x 141 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
344 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-56478-637-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-56478-637-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781564786371 |
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