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Nina Simone and the World She Made: An American Muse

By Salamishah Tillet, John Legend (Foreword by)
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By Salamishah Tillet, John Legend (Foreword by)

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In a piercing blend of biography, criticism, and memoir, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Salamishah Tillet explores Nina Simone’s life and the impact of her legacy.

In Nina Simone and the World She Made, Salamishah Tillet traces the enduring artist’s transformation: from Eunice Waymon, child prodigy, to Nina Simone, musical icon and fearless civil rights activist. When racism thwarted her dreams of becoming a classical pianist, Simone reinvented herself and began blending her classical trainin...

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