Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America

"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

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 08/23/2011
ISBN: 9780062008220
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2011
Publishers Weekly 08/01/2011