Bibliograph

Everything must go, the life and death of an American neighborhood, Kevin Coval ; illustrated by Langston Allston

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Everything must go, the life and death of an American neighborhood, Kevin Coval ; illustrated by Langston Allston

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Everything must go

Oclc number

1120052675

Responsibility statement

Kevin Coval ; illustrated by Langston Allston

Series statement

BreakBeat poets series

Sub title

the life and death of an American neighborhood

Summary

"Everything Must Go is an illustrated collection of poems in the spirit of a graphic novel, a collaboration between poet Kevin Coval and illustrator Langston Allston. The book celebrates Chicago's Wicker Park in the late 1990's, Coval's home as a young artist, the ancestral neighborhood of his forebears, and a vibrant enclave populated by colorful characters. Allston's illustrations honor the neighborhood as it once was, before gentrification remade it. The book excavates and mourns that which has been lost in transition and serves as a template for understanding the process of displacement and reinvention currently reshaping American cities."--Provided by publisher

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