{"product_id":"ill-fly-away-rudy-francisco-9781943735693","title":"I'll Fly Away","description":"2023 Midwest Book Awards Finalist \u003cbr\u003e2021 Feathered Quill Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner \u003cbr\u003e2021 Goodreads Choice Awards - Nominee \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLanguage so often fails us. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his highly anticipated follow up to \u003ci\u003eHelium\u003c\/i\u003e, Francisco has created his own words for the things we cannot give name to. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnglish is the shiniest hammer \u003cbr\u003eI own, but it's also \u003cbr\u003ethe only thing in my toolbox.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNolexi \u003c\/b\u003e noun \u003cbr\u003eno-lex-i \\ nō-lek-si \\ \u003cbr\u003eDefinition of nolexi: \u003cbr\u003e1: a word or phrase that does not exist or has no direct translation in a particular language \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'll Fly Away uses Francisco's invented lexicon as the palette to paint an intimate portrait of Black life in America -- one that praises joy and grace without shying away from the hard truths confronting all of us today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudy Francisco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943735697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943735693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Button Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Rudy Francisco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053688418559,"sku":"9781943735693","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a857329-5407-41fb-9fa8-63c658a84d0b.jpg?v=1685025702","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ill-fly-away-rudy-francisco-9781943735693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}