David Giffels crea narrativas de no ficción convincentes que profundizan en el corazón del Rust Belt y las complejidades de la conexión humana. Su escritura es celebrada por su tierno ingenio y su meticulosa y sutil exploración de profundos paisajes emocionales y lazos familiares. Giffels entrelaza magistralmente historias personales con comentarios sociales más amplios, creando obras que resuenan profundamente con los lectores. Como profesor de no ficción creativa, continúa enriqueciendo el mundo literario con su voz distintiva y sus perspicaces perspectivas.
"In the tradition of J.D. Vance, Sarah Smarsh, and Amy Goldstein, BARNSTORMING OHIO is an on-the-ground look at the diverse challenges facing Ohio, and its national significance as the state that has historically sided with the presidential election winner more than any other -- from award-winning lifelong Ohioan author and writer David Giffels, dubbed by the New York Times as "the Bard of Akron.""-- Provided by publisher
Focusing on DEVO's vibrant early history, this definitive account reveals the band's formation and artistic evolution, inspired by the industrial landscape of Northeast Ohio and the Kent State shootings. It showcases never-before-seen images and highlights how a group of creative misfits transformed protopunk energy into an influential art project. DEVO's innovations in music videos and their impact on the 1980s New Wave and MTV era are explored, alongside their enduring social and political relevance over the past fifty years.