Deacon King Kong
12 hrs. 22 min.
Description
A funny, sad, and full of hope novel about the residents of New York housing projects by a National Book Award laureate of the United States.
Something extraordinary happened in New York’s housing projects: a harmless old drunk nicknamed the Sporting Jacket, a deacon at the local church, shot the most dangerous drug dealer of the projects. The mysterious story stirred up the residents, and in the whirl of events got swept—gangsters and police, Black and Latino people, churchgoers, residents of a nursing home, and even the local ants. A tangle of old secrets and new confusion unravels on the pages of this lively and sincere book, similar to a jazz improvisation. The author, James McBride, a well-known American writer and musician, believes—and proves together with his heroes—that even on the margins of life there is room for hope and love.
Something extraordinary happened in New York’s housing projects: a harmless old drunk nicknamed the Sporting Jacket, a deacon at the local church, shot the most dangerous drug dealer of the projects. The mysterious story stirred up the residents, and in the whirl of events got swept—gangsters and police, Black and Latino people, churchgoers, residents of a nursing home, and even the local ants. A tangle of old secrets and new confusion unravels on the pages of this lively and sincere book, similar to a jazz improvisation. The author, James McBride, a well-known American writer and musician, believes—and proves together with his heroes—that even on the margins of life there is room for hope and love.
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