Black Jesus - Couverture souple

Felice, Simone

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1742377254 ISBN 13 : 9781742377254

Editeur : Allen & Unwin, 2011

Synopsis

Part love story, part protest at the broken promises lying at the heart of the American Dream, this astonishing debut novel from one of the music world's rising stars is a passionate, twisted hymn to the marginalized and forgotten

Black Jesus is shy, and a killer.
Black Jesus is white as a dove

A young marine returns from Iraq, blinded and scarred by a roadside bomb and harboring a terrible secret. Called Black Jesus by his fellow soldiers on account of his name being Lionel White and his birthday being Christmas Day, he has returned to his decaying home town to sit in the back of his mother's junkshop, pop OxyContin, and try to forget what he's seen. Into his life one day rides Gloria, a mysterious young dancer who is fleeing darkness and violence of a different kind, and with whom he finds unexpected love.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Simone Felice is a celebrated songwriter and poet who is a founding member of internationally acclaimed acts The Felice Brothers and The Duke & The King. His music has received acclaim from Mojo, NPR, and Rolling Stone, and has been compared to Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Nick Cave. He has performed regularly as a poet at the Nuyorican Poets Café. This is his first novel. He lives in Palenville, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Allen & Unwin
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1742377254
• ISBN 13: 9781742377254
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 186
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Technicolour; enquiries@roughtrade.com; ; Glogauer Stra�e 5; Berlin; 10999; Allemagne