{"product_id":"black-in-blues-by-imani-perry-9781837311637","title":"Black in Blues","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another colour: blue. In daily life, it is evoked in countless ways. Blue skies and blue water offer hope for a life beyond the current conditions. But blue is also the colour of deep melancholy and heartache, echoing Louis Armstrong’s question, ‘What did I do to be so Black and blue?’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlack in Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated author Imani Perry uses the world’s favourite colour as a springboard for a riveting emotional, cultural, and spiritual journey—an examination of race and Blackness that transcends politics or ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing deeply from her own life, as well as from art and history, Perry traces both blue and Blackness from their earliest roots to their many embodiments in contemporary culture: The dyed indigo cloths of West Africa that were traded for human life in the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. The mixture of awe and aversion in the old-fashioned characterisation of dark-skinned people as ‘Blue Black.’ The fundamentally American art form of blues music, sitting at the crossroads of pain and pleasure. The blue flowers she plants in memory of a loved one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAttuned to both the harrowing and the sublime aspects of the human experience, \u003ci\u003eBlack in Blues\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant, spellbinding, and utterly original work from one of our greatest thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288378687724,"sku":"9781837311637","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/873aaede23737bada948ae29b760ef2c_879c3139-3ab6-4be8-9a61-fbe44aead3db.jpg?v=1770633243","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/black-in-blues-by-imani-perry-9781837311637","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}