Deacon King Kong : a novel
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New York : Riverhead Books, 2024.
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2024.
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Book
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400 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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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. In Deacon King Kong, 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."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McBride, J. (2024). Deacon King Kong: a novel . Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McBride, James, 1957-. 2024. 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, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McBride, James. Deacon King Kong: A Novel Riverhead Books, 2024.
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