# Black Maria

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- Book: [Black Maria](https://www.bookquiver.com/kevin-young/black-maria) ([Black Maria.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/kevin-young/black-maria.md))
- Authors: [Kevin Young](https://www.bookquiver.com/kevin-young)
- Publisher: knopf
- ISBN: 978-03-7571-050-6
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2007-03-20
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Kevin Young follows his acclaimed exploration of the blues in Jelly Roll with another playful riff on a vital art form, giving us a film noir in verse. Black Maria–the title is a slang term for a...