{"product_id":"the-gospel-singer-harry-crews-paperback","title":"The Gospel Singer -- Harry Crews, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Harry Crews is magnificently twisted and brutally funny.\" - Carl Hiaasen \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGolden-haired, with the voice of an angel and a reputation as a healer, the Gospel Singer appeared on the cover of LIFE and brought thousands to their knees in Carnegie Hall. But for all his fame, he is a man in mortal torment that drives him back to his obscure and wretched hometown of Enigma, Georgia. But by the time his Cadillac pulls into Enigma, he discovers an old friend is being held at tenuous bay from a lynch mob. As Harry Crews's first novel unfolds, the Gospel Singer is forced to give way to his torment, and in doing so he reveals to the believers who have gathered at his feet just how little he is God's man, and how much he has contributed to the corruption of each of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry Crews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.64h x 5.04w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143135098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry Crews\u003c\/b\u003e (1935-2012), author of seventeen novels and a memoir, often wrote about characters from the Deep South--poor, disenfranchised, and considered society's outcasts and misfits--drawing the attention of readers of Southern Gothic and \"grit lit\". He was born during the Great Depression in Bacon County, Georgia. The recipient of numerous literary honors, Crews was named Georgia Author of the Year for fiction in 1969 for \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSinger\u003c\/i\u003e and was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Crews taught creative writing at the University of Florida for nearly thirty years, mentoring and inspiring a generation of writers and gaining the reputation of a literary outsider and outlaw with a singular voice in American fiction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (foreword) is the New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Family Fang\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePerfect Little World\u003c\/i\u003e; and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eNothing to See Here\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a 2019 Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry Crews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49734174638308,"sku":"9780143135098","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780143135098.jpg?v=1787903514","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-gospel-singer-harry-crews-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}