{"product_id":"doppelgangbanger-9781642592658","title":"Doppelgangbanger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn his anticipated second poetry collection, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoppelgangbanger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, Cortney Lamar Charleston examines the performance of Black masculinity in the U.S., and its relationship to family, love and community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWith the wit and musicality fitting of a 90s baby raised during the Golden age of hip-hop, Cortney Lamar Charleston grapples with the landscapes of Chicago's South Side and surrounding suburbs, and the tensions that impact a Black boy's struggle through self-destructive definitions of manhood. While the language in these poems is playful, Charleston's vulnerability invites readers to intimately witness the speaker's journey from adopted persona to an authentic self that defies traditional molds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charleston, Cortney Lamar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642592658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100","brand":"Cortney Lamar Charleston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962869035083,"sku":"9781642592658","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_90e98b81-6b50-441e-b139-f2354c1ddff0.jpg?v=1605739660","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/doppelgangbanger-9781642592658","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}