Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America – Literary Essays and Journalism on Cultural Connections from New Orleans
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Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America – Literary Essays and Journalism on Cultural Connections from New Orleans
“WhateverTom Piazza writes is touched with magic." —Douglas Brinkley<p>Acclaimed author Tom Piazza follows hisprize-winning novel <em>City of Refuge</em> and the post-Katrinaclassic <em>Why New Orleans Matters</em> with a dynamic collection ofessays and journalism about American music and American character, in <em>DevilSent the Rain</em>.</p><p>“TomPiazza’s writing is filled with energy, and with tender, insightful words forthe brilliant and irascible, from Jimmy Martin to Norman Mailer. Time and timeagain, Piazza identifies the unlikely, precious connections between recentevents, art, letters, and music; through his words, these byways of popularculture provide an unexpected measure of the times.†—Elvis Costello</p>