![]() ![]() ![]() He is also an accomplished jazz musician. Together, his books have been translated into nineteen languages. James McBride is also author of the classic memoir, The Color of Water, as well as the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, which will be released later this summer as a Showtime series starring Ethan Hawke. In selecting the book, Oprah continued: "I am hoping readers will find in it what I did: sorrow, joy, resilience, humanity, and an understanding that while we struggle with pain and trauma, we can find shelter in one another."ĭeacon King Kong was initially published earlier this year by Riverhead Books. ![]() Set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969 much like the one where the author grew up, the novel features a cast of characters who struggle to keep their heads above water amid poverty, loss, racial tensions, and crime-yet they always have one another’s backs, and what could have turned tragic instead turns into a tale of resilience, hope, and humanity. "In a moment when our country roils with righteous anger and grief," Oprah said, " Deacon King Kong reminds us that when we come together as a community in compassion and empathy, our love triumphs." Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play ![]()
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