{"product_id":"deacon-king-kong","title":"Deacon King Kong","description":"A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK\u003cbr\u003eFrom author of NYT bestseller, THE HEAVEN \u0026amp; EARTH GROCERY STORE\u003cbr\u003eA NATIONAL BOOK AWARD winner \u0026amp; WINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTION\u003cbr\u003eTOP TEN books of the year, NEW YORK TIMES \u0026amp; WASHINGTON POST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly imagined, larger than life, a tragicomedic epic.' JOYCE CAROL OATES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane.' JUNOT DIAZ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Among the greatest American storytellers of our time.' BOOKPAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A modern day Mark Twain' NYT Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e'When I met James McBride, I felt like I'd had coffee with a hysterically funny Leo Tolstoy' Ethan Hawke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.' The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Goodreads readers are saying:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** '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.'\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).'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of The Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Grocery Store, a Waterstones Book of the Month 2024","brand":"Transworld Publ. Ltd UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57593344524614,"sku":"9780857527585","price":12.39,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/3081\/3510\/files\/3d79b19249cda9067109cfb73b574b44873c02ce19f2057de9097731cfea7ce8.jpg?v=1791941680","url":"https:\/\/www.averdo.com\/products\/deacon-king-kong","provider":"Averdo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}