{"product_id":"home-social-essays-9781933354675","title":"Home: Social Essays","description":"\"Jones\/Baraka usually speaks as a Negro--and always as an American. He is eloquent, he is bold. He demands rights--not conditional favors.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2007, Akashic Books ushered Amiri Baraka back into the forefront of America's literary consciousness with the short story collection \u003ci\u003eTales of the Out \u0026amp; the Gone\u003c\/i\u003e. This reissue features a highly provocative and profoundly insightful collection of 1960s social and political essays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeRoi Jones \u003c\/b\u003e(now known as \u003cb\u003eAmiri Baraka\u003c\/b\u003e) is the author of numerous books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. He was named Poet Laureate of New Jersey by the New Jersey Commission on Humanities, from 2002-2004. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eTales of the Out \u0026amp; the Gone \u003c\/i\u003e(Akashic Books, 2007), was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice. He lives in Newark, New Jersey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933354675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38019533602997,"sku":"9781933354675","price":17.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_275e965e-bc32-454f-b4a9-9ea0b2cc2292.jpg?v=1609172714","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/home-social-essays-9781933354675","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}