{"product_id":"understanding-randall-kenan-9781643361888","title":"Understanding Randall Kenan","description":"\u003cp\u003eRandall Kenan is an American author best known for his novel \u003ci\u003eA Visitation of Spirit\u003c\/i\u003es and his collection of stories \u003ci\u003eLet the Dead Bury Their Dead, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, was a nominee for a\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for fiction, and named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003es Notable Book. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, as well as the Whiting Writers Award, Sherwood Anderson Award, John Dos Passos Award, Rome Prize, and North Carolina Award for Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Randall Kenan\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length critical study of Kenan, offering a brief biography and an exploration of his considerable oeuvre--memoir, short stories, novels, journalism, folklore, and essays. Kenan's writing can be complex and sometimes highly stylized while covering a broad range of topics, though he often explores African Americans' complicated relationships, specifically as they struggle to make connections along other axes of class, gender, and sexual identity. Crank explores these themes and how they influence Kenan's work through a personal interview with the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Crank, James A.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643361888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156","brand":"James A. Crank","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33052726067275,"sku":"9781643361888","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_e79dabd8-46f0-49df-9653-fa98c18dc26a.jpg?v=1612228322","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/understanding-randall-kenan-9781643361888","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}