{"product_id":"books-the-devil-finds-work-by-james-baldwin","title":"The Devil Finds Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \"the best essayist in this country\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Baldwin'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 \u003ci\u003eIn the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Here 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.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53670603817233,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780307275950.jpg?v=1781511489","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-devil-finds-work-by-james-baldwin","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}