Deacon King Kong : a novel
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780735216723, 073521672X, 9780735216730 (pbk : Penguin : 2021), 0735216738
Physical Desc
370 pages ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Blanchard Community Library - Adult Fiction | FIC MCBRIDE | On Shelf | |
Carpinteria Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION MCBRIDE,J | On Shelf | |
Goleta Valley Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION MCBRIDE,J | Checked Out | May 4, 2024 |
Guadalupe Library - Adult Fiction | FIC | On Shelf | |
Lompoc Library - Adult Fiction | MCBRIDE, JAMES | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Language
English
ISBN
9780735216723, 073521672X, 9780735216730 (pbk : Penguin : 2021), 0735216738
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"In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .45 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons for this desperate burst of violence and the consequences that spring from it lie at the heart of Deacon King Kong. In the novel McBride brings to vivid life the people affected by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx residents who witnessed it, the white neighbors, the local cops assigned to investigate, the members of the Five Ends Baptist Church where Sportcoat was deacon, the neighborhood's Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. As the story deepens, it becomes clear that the lives of the characters--caught in the tumultuous swirl of 1960s New York--overlap in unexpected ways. When the truth does emerge, McBride shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, that the best way to grow is to face change without fear, and that the seeds of love lie in hope and compassion."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McBride, J. (2020). Deacon King Kong: a novel . Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McBride, James, 1957-. 2020. Deacon King Kong: A Novel. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McBride, James, 1957-. Deacon King Kong: A Novel Riverhead Books, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McBride, James. Deacon King Kong: A Novel Riverhead Books, 2020.
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