{"product_id":"furious-cool-richard-pryor-and-the-world-that-made-him-paperback","title":"Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Henry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoe Henry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Richard Pryor was chain lightning to everything around him. He shocked the world through with human electricity. He blew all our comfortable balance to hell. And \u003ci\u003eFurious Cool \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures it brilliantly.\" --Colum McCann, author of \u003ci\u003eLet the Great World Spin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Pryor was arguably the single most influential performer of the second half of the twentieth century, and certainly he was the most successful black actor\/comedian ever. Controversial and somewhat enigmatic during his life, Pryor's performances opened up a whole new world of possibilities, merging fantasy with angry reality in a way that wasn't just new--it was theretofore unthinkable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, in this groundbreaking and revelatory work, Joe and David Henry bring him alive again both as a man and as an artist, providing an in-depth appreciation of his talent and his lasting influence, as well as an insightful examination of the world he lived in and the myriad influences that shaped both his persona and his art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brothers David and Joe Henry have brought Richard Pryor back to pulsating life, affirming both his humanity and his immortality as a comic--and tragic--genius.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A sleek, highly literate biography that places the comic in the pop-cultural context of his times.\" --\u003ci\u003eBloomberg News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It would be enough if \u003ci\u003eFurious Cool \u003c\/i\u003ewas a profile of Pryor's uncanny talents, psychic turmoil, and ungovernable behavior, but it's also a fascinating history of black comedy . . . \u003ci\u003eFurious Cool\u003c\/i\u003e captures Pryor's frenetic routines and stage presence on the page . . . The inextricable legacy of Richard Pryor--his boldness, inventiveness, candor, and empathy--lives on.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An addictively readable study of the path of this outsized talent . . . Someday, when fewer people know Richard Pryor's name, \u003ci\u003eFurious Cool \u003c\/i\u003ewill be the best defense against the worst sort of forgetting--the kind that involves who we are now, who we loved once, and why.\" --\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52451891183923,"sku":"9781616204471","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WFFPVXJIU1BiV3llUldEOHlhZENuQT09.webp?v=1759103792","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/furious-cool-richard-pryor-and-the-world-that-made-him-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}