{"product_id":"book-2qnb","title":"The Devil Finds Work","description":"\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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e©1976 James Baldwin (P)2026 Audible, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Audible","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":68094300717360,"sku":"ZE2qnb","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2qnb-Square-cover.webp?v=1792087395","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2qnb","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}