The Accordion Years
A Memoir
$49.04
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
23 March 2027
Summary
Known for the power of his metaphors and the stride in his sentences, Troupe’s language springs from the rhythms of jazz and the history of the African diaspora. Even today, Quincy Troupe will tell you that the strength in his writing is his memories of his parents and grandparents and the worlds they showed him through their eyes. Here is Quincy Troupe’s first memoir, his own life in his own words.
Troupe’s father was the legendary catcher Quincy Troupe Sr., a hero of the Negro Leagu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781644215876 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 164421587X |
| Author: | Quincy Troupe |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 23 March 2027 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Quincy Troupe
Quincy Troupe is an American poet who has authored or co-authored several influential books. His collaborations include Miles: The Autobiography with Miles Davis, widely considered a seminal jazz biography, and The Pursuit of Happyness with Chris Gardner, a New York Times bestseller that was adapted into a film. Troupe also co-wrote Earl the Pearl with Earl Monroe and authored Miles and Me, in addition to contributing to several James Baldwin projects.
His poetry, spanning over half a century, is represented in more than 15 collections, including his most recent, Duende: Poems, 1966-Now. Troupe’s poetry collections have garnered prestigious awards such as the Milt Kessler Poetry Award for Transcircularities and the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement for The Architecture of Language. He also received a Peabody Award in 1991 for his work on the Miles Davis Radio Project.
A former California poet laureate, Troupe served as the longtime editor of Black Renaissance Noire. He resides in Harlem with his wife, Margaret Porter Troupe, an arts curator and educator.
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