{"product_id":"james-mcbride-deacon-king-kong-2020-paperback","title":"James McBride: Deacon King Kong [2020] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS A FAVOURITE READ OF 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTOP TEN BOOKS OF 2020, NEW YORK TIMES and WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly imagined, larger than life, a tragicomedic epic of intertwined lives set in a vividly rendered neighbourhood in Brooklyn in the 1960s. Brash, riotous, hyperenergetic, richly entertaining' JOYCE CAROL OATES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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.' JUNOT DIAZ, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1969. In a housing project in south Brooklyn, a shambling old church deacon called Sportcoat 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 Sportcoat'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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDEACON 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.\u003cbr\u003e                             ______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the winner of a National Book Award and author of the bestselling memoir,The Color of Water, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, a TV series starring Ethan Hawke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of a Carnegie Medal, the Anisfield-Wolf fiction award and the Gotham Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Goodreads readers are saying:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** '\u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those novels whose brilliance sneaks up on you. I haven't been this pleasantly surprised by a book in a while.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** '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!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** 'This book was a balm for my soul, a portrait of a black church community circa 1969 with sweet characters (well, most of them), interconnections that stretch back decades, and a plot with more than one mystery at its heart.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** '\"Deacon\" has the texture of folk lore and fable mixed with the unexpected rhythms of jazz and the noisy streets of late 1960s Brooklyn.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** 'The ending was one of those where you clutch your heart and want to hug the book (or your Kindle).'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mcbride, James","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":54468174512467,"sku":"XE80857527660","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":54468174545235,"sku":"9780857527660","price":16.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mcbride-james-james-mcbride-deacon-king-kong-2020-paperback-1252513439.jpg?v=1785689317","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/james-mcbride-deacon-king-kong-2020-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}