{"product_id":"deacon-king-kong","title":"Deacon King Kong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of THE HEAVEN \u0026amp; EARTH GROCERY STORE...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and OPRAH''S BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChosen by BARACK OBAMA as a favourite read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTOP TEN books of the year, NEW YORK TIMES \u0026amp; WASHINGTON POST\u003cbr\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD winning author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brilliantly imagined, larger than life, a tragicomedic epic.'' JOYCE CAROL OATES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane.'' JUNOT DIAZ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Among the greatest American storytellers of our time.'' BOOKPAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A modern day Mark Twain'' NYT Book Review\u003c\/b\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\u003cb\u003e''When I met James McBride, I felt like I''d had coffee with a hysterically funny Leo Tolstoy'' Ethan Hawke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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).''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthor of \u003cb\u003eThe Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Grocery Store, a Waterstones Book of the Month 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315359555966,"sku":"NW9780857527585","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780857527585.jpg?v=1778702346","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/deacon-king-kong","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}