{"product_id":"the-devil-finds-work","title":"The Devil Finds Work","description":"\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom “the best essayist in this country” (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) comes an incisive book-length essay about racism in American movies that challenges the underlying assumptions in many of the films that have shaped our consciousness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaldwin’s personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also an appraisal of American racial politics. Offering a look at racism in American movies and a vision of America’s self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin considers such films as \u003cem\u003eIn the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are our loves and hates, biases and cruelties, fears and ignorance reflected by the films that have entertained and shaped us. And here too is the stunning prose of a writer whose passion never diminished his struggle for equality, justice, and social change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003cbr\u003ePublished: USA, 2011\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Vintage Books\u003cbr\u003ePages: 127\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 0307275957\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9780307275950\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"James Baldwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50286925054218,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9780307275950.jpg?v=1731749686","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/the-devil-finds-work","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}