Deacon King Kong: The New York Times Bestseller

James McBride 지음

Transworld 2020년 06월 11일 출간

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？？Deacon King Kong is deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane; McBride？？s ability to inhabit his characters？？ foibled, all-too-human interiority helps transform a fine book into a great one？？ The New York Times Book Review？？A hilarious, pitch-perfect comedy set in the Brooklyn projects of the late 1960s. This alone may qualify it as one of the year？？s best novels.？？ The Washington Post From the winner of a National Book Award and author of The Good Lord Bird, soon to be a TV series starring Ethan HawkeThe year is 1969. In a housing project in south Brooklyn, a shambling old church deacon called Sportscoat shoots ？？ for no apparent reason ？？ the local drug-dealer who used to be part of the church？？s baseball team. The repercussions of that moment draw in the whole community, from Sportscoat？？s best friend ？？ Hot Sausage ？？ to the local Italian mobsters, the police (corrupt and otherwise), and the stalwart ladies of the Five Ends Baptist Church. DEACON KING KONG is a book about a community under threat, about the ways people pull together in an age when the old rules are being rewritten. It is very funny in places, and heartbreaking in others. From a prize-winning storyteller, this New York Times bestseller shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, and that the communities we build are fragile but vital. ______________________What Goodreads readers are saying:***** ？？Deacon King Kong is one of those novels whose brilliance sneaks up on you. I haven？？t been this pleasantly surprised by a book in a while.？？***** ？？I do believe I just finished one of my all time favorite books. I loved every minute spent with Sportcoat and his community. A good old fashioned yarn shot through with truth, spirit, and humor. I LOVED it!？？***** ？？This book was a balm for my soul, a portrai

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"'Perhaps you wouldn？？t expect your next great read to be a sort of comic opera set in a Brooklyn housing project circa 1969 starring a drink-addled church deacon named Sportcoat, his best friend Hot Sausage and a melancholic amateur gardener with mafia ties known as the Elephant. Best put on your seat belt, because McBride (The Good Lord Bird, Five-Carat Soul) will take you on a fast, funny, farcical ride."

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저자(글) James McBride