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The Gospel Singer
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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When a local man returns to Enigma, Georgia, as a successful traveling evangelist, the townspeople, who idolize him, begin to attribute him with healing powers he knows he doesn’t have. The celebrated first novel of Harry Crews, in its Penguin Classics debut.
A Penguin Classic
In Crews’ first novel published in 1968, a gifted, idolized singer returns to his poor hometown and a life and family he is so far removed from he now holds them in contempt. The Gospel Singer reveals the absurdity of blind religious faith and idol worship and the hypocrisy that results with the offering of money or sex. Crews grapples with race, gender, religion, and place and steps back to divulge the secrets of his characters - including a dead girl awaiting the gospel singer’s melodious eulogy, his dysfunctional family, a murderer, the zealous town residents, and a traveling freak show. This darkly comic, bitingly satirical, grotesque, and violent - yet strangely empathetic - first novel displays Crews’ brilliant literary talent that garnered critical acclaim and a cult following.
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- christopher hogg
- 02-07-22
Incredible Writing
Incredible performance. Now I’m my top 10 books of all time.
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- L. Welsh
- 13-07-22
The gospel singer
This book is an incredibly slow burn but keeps you intrigued the entire time. It starts by seemingly going nowhere until the end and you just sit there in shock. Harry Crews does such a good job at describing everything that it all comes together in the end. This book is definitely not for the light hearted, and there are A LOT of n-words; but the novel sits apart from anything else.
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- john rees
- 10-05-22
Elvis was supposed to star in the movie
Harry crews knew how to write a novel! If you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to come from a small town to become a national or international musician this is most likely what it feels like. The anxiety, the perception and the hope that an audience can put on a performer can weight heavily.
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- Socialfit77
- 08-04-22
Excellent all around
Harry Crews was absolutely one of a kind. I have most of his books and each of them are truly great in their own way. Do yourselves a favor and immerse yourselves into the world of Harry Crews. You will not regret it. RIP.
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