{"product_id":"what-happened-miss-simone-alan-light-9781101904879","title":"What Happened, Miss Simone?: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary \u003ci\u003eWhat Happened, Miss Simone?\u003c\/i\u003e, an intimate and vivid look at the legendary life of Nina Simone, the classically trained pianist who evolved into a chart-topping chanteuse and committed civil rights activist. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom music journalist and former \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVibe\u003c\/i\u003e editor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one of the most influential, provocative, and least understood artists of our time. Drawn from a trove of rare archival footage, audio recordings and interviews (including Simone's remarkable private diaries), this nuanced examination of Nina Simone's life highlights her musical inventiveness and unwavering quest for equality, while laying bare the personal demons that plagued her from the time of her Jim Crow childhood in North Carolina to her self-imposed exile in Liberia and Paris later in life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarnessing the singular voice of Miss Simone herself and incorporating candid reflections from those who knew her best, including her only daughter, Light brings us face to face with a legend, examining the very public persona and very private struggles of one of our greatest artists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101904879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101904879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Archetype\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/10\/2016 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015","brand":"Alan Light","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980842926335,"sku":"9781101904879","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2047415-c722-43f4-879b-8624ed1d785c.jpg?v=1683252204","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-happened-miss-simone-alan-light-9781101904879","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}