{"product_id":"the-african-desperate-paperback","title":"The African Desperate - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartine Syms\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRocket Caleshu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acerbically funny and intimate screenplay for acclaimed visual artist Martine Syms's debut film, \u003ci\u003eThe African Desperate\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe African Desperate\u003c\/i\u003e follows Palace Bryant on one very long day in 2017 that starts with her MFA graduation in upstate New York and ends at a Chicago Blue Line Station. Set against the lush backdrop of late summer, Palace navigates the pitfalls of self-actualization and the fallacies of the art world. Shot through with Syms's celebrated conceptual grit, humor, social commentary, and vivid visual language, \u003ci\u003eThe African Desperate\u003c\/i\u003e leads us through picturesque landscapes and artists studios, from academic critiques to backseat hookups, and from the night of a wild graduation party to the morning of a lonely trip back home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriter and Director \u003cb\u003eMartine Syms\u003c\/b\u003e has earned wide recognition for a practice that combines conceptual grit, humor, and social commentary. She has shown extensively, including solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and Tate Liverpool. She has also done commissioned work for brands such as Prada, Nike, Celine, Kanye West, and NTS Radio, among others. She is a recipient of the Creative Capital Award, a United States Artists fellowship, the Tiffany Foundation award, and the Future Fields Art Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriter \u003cb\u003eRocket Caleshu\u003c\/b\u003e is based in Los Angeles. He holds a BA in Africana Studies from Brown University and an MFA in Creative Writing\/Critical Studies from the California Institute of the Arts, where he was the inaugural Truman Capote Literary Fellow. He received the 2016 Black Warrior Review Prize in Nonfiction. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003ePoetry Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Delta Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDilettante Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. He is working on a book of essays titled \u003ci\u003eWhatever\u003c\/i\u003e, and a book about love co-written with a clown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731783094335,"sku":"9781643621708","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cc0045b18816962f8f986704477b8c29.webp?v=1765130090","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-african-desperate-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}