Goatboy's Reviews > The Origins of Cool in Postwar America

A fascinating slice of 20th century history, and a great partner read with Phil Ford's dig. Covers a lot of ground across three main avenues of art: music (mostly jazz and blues), film, and literature. Delves into the relationship of mid 20th century artists and French existentialism. As with all truly great books, added many titles to my to-be-read list. And in addition to all that, was an absolute pleasure to read. Dinerstein does a fine fine job of exploring an amazing current of thought and output - not to mention showing very explicitly how it was all mostly derived from the struggles of African Americans in mid 20th century USA - and manages to do so with grace, insightfulness, and passion.