![]() ![]() ![]() McBride’s novel is also resolutely untribal, with a dedication that reads “For God’s people-all of ‘em.” Even the antagonists in Deacon King Kong are not particularly vicious, not the cold-faced hitwoman whose reasons for double-crossing a drug lord seem solid enough, not even the dirty cops or the Italian mobsters grappling for a piece of the fledgling drug market at the Causeway Housing Projects in South Brooklyn in 1969, where the novel is set. The presiding spirit of the book is Christian, but not of the punitive, close-minded variety that commands the lion’s share of public attention. If ever a novel was out of step with the mood of its historical moment, it’s James McBride’s Deacon King Kong. The Four-Month Scandal That Made Martin Amis the Center of the Literary WorldĪmerica’s Leading Republican Pipsqueak Has a New Book on How to Fix Men. He’s One of Twitter’s Most Beloved Writers. What It’s Like to Write a Biography of Your Dead Wife Slate has relationships with various online retailers.īut note that deals can expire and all prices are subject to change.Īll prices were up to date at the time of publication. ![]()
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