James McBride

Una inolvidable historia de solidaridad y humanidad entre distintas comunidades en los Estados Unidos de 1930.Su mejor libro. Ann PatchettUna de esas novelas que se convierten en parte de ti. ? Su mejor obra. Harlan CobenAdore este libro. Bonnie Garmus, autora de Lecciones de quimicaIncluso en medio de lo mas perverso de la humanidad, pueden salvarnos el amor, la comunidad y la accion. The New York Times Book ReviewUna oda maravillosa a la fuerza de la humanidad en un pequeño pueblo. TimeUna de las mejores novelas del año. NPR En 1972, cuando unos obreros de la ciudad de Pottstown (Pensilvania) excavan los cimientos de una nueva urbanizacion, lo ultimo que esperan encontrar es un esqueleto en el fondo de un pozo. De quien es ese esqueleto y como ha llegado hasta alli son dos de los secretos que esconde Chicken Hill, el humildisimo barrio donde judios inmigrantes y afroamericanos comparten ambiciones y penas. Y alli, en Chicken Hill, cuarenta años antes de ese descubrimiento, vivian Moshe y Chona Ludlow: Moshe organizaba conciertos en el teatro que habia fundado y Chona regentaba la tienda de comestibles El Cielo y la Tierra. En los años en que el Ku Klux Klan se enseñoreaba y los puestos importantes los ocupaban los blancos, esta novela narra la odisea de varias comunidades que osan enfrentarse a las injusticias. Lo demostraran el dia en que el Estado vino a buscar a un niño sordo para internarlo en un terrible centro, y Nate Timblin, el conserje del teatro de Moshe y lider oficioso de la comunidad negra de Chicken Hill, tomo cartas en el asunto.

Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henrys master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave townwith Brown, who believes hes a girl.Over the ensuing months, Henrywhom Brown nicknames Little Onionconceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. Eventually Little Onion finds himself with Brown at the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859one of the great catalysts for the Civil War.An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBrides meticulous eye for detail and character, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival.

The acclaimed novel is now a major motion picture directed by Spike Lee, coming to theaters Sept. 28. For more information, click here. Four soldiers from the army''s Negro 92nd Division find themselves separated from their unit and behind enemy lines. Risking their lives for a country in which they are treated with less respect than the enemy they are fighting, they discover humanity in the small Tuscan village of St. Anna di Stazzema.

In the days before the Civil War, a runaway slave named Liz Spocott breaks free from her captors and escapes into the labyrinthine swamps of Maryland's eastern shore, setting loose a drama of violence and hope among slave catchers, plantation owners, watermen, runaway slaves, and free blacks. Liz is near death, wracked by disturbing visions of the future, and armed with "the Code," a fiercely guarded cryptic means of communication for slaves on the run. Liz's flight and her dreams of tomorrow will thrust all those near her toward a mysterious, redemptive fate.

Based on the historical incident of an unspeakable massacre at the site of Sant''Anna Di Stazzema, a small village in Tuscany, and on the experiences of the famed Buffalo soldiers from the 92nd Division in Italy during World War II, MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA is a singular evocation of war, cruelty, passion, and heroism. It is the story of four American Negro soldiers, a band of partisans, and an Italian boy who encounter a miracle - though perhaps the true miracle lies in themselves.Traversing class, race, and geography, MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA is above all a hymn to the brotherhood of man and the power to do good that lives in each of us.

Hijo de un hombre negro y una mujer blanca, James McBride creció con sus once hermanos en un barrio pobre de Brooklyn. Su madre, una mujer ferozmente protectora, con «ojos oscuros llenos de energía y

A formidable freestyle book that isnt straight biography but a mix of history, street-level investigative reporting, hagiography, Deep South sociology, music criticism, memoir and some fiery preachingROLLING STONEThe music of James Brown was almost a genre in its own right, and he was one of the biggest and most influential cultural figures of the twentieth century. But the singer known as the Hardest Working Man in Show Business was also an immensely troubled, misunderstood and complicated man. Award-winning writer James McBride, himself a professional musician, has undertaken a journey of discovery in search of the real James Brown, delving into the heartbreaking saga of Browns childhood and destroyed estate, and uncovering the hidden history of Browns early years.

The 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.DEACON 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.

"Esta «novela gráfica» ideada por M. R. James y con prólogo suyo, y dibujada por James McBryde amigo íntimo de James e ilustrador de sus primeros cuentos de fantasmas, surge de los viajes que realiza

WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER 2024THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERBARACK OBAMAS BOOK OF THE YEAR PICKAMAZON.COM NO.1 BOOK OF THE YEARI loved this bookBONNIE GARMUSA generous, compassionate book about the power of love and communityLOUISE KENNEDYI cant recommend this one highly enough HARLAN COBENTHIS is his best bookANN PATCHETTIn 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighbourhood where Jewish immigrants and African Americans lived side by side through the 1920s and 30s.In this novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them, James McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community - heaven and earth - that sustain us.

FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STOREMcBride at his brave and joyous bestNew York Times Book ReviewA furious joy drives these glimpses of brave lives in perilous placesSan Francisco ChronicleAn antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by a Civil War General now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens. Five strangers find themselves thrown together and face unexpected judgment. An American president draws inspiration from a conversation he overhears in a stable. And members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band recount stories from their messy and hilarious lives.These stories spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. A collection of surprising, perceptive and evocative short stories from internationally bestselling novelist James McBride, Five Carat Soul is a moving exploration of our human condition.

FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STOREA complex, ever-tightening, increasingly suspenseful webWashington PostGrippingNew York TimesIn the days before the Civil War, an enslaved woman named Liz Spocott escapes from her captors into the labyrinthine swamps of Marylands eastern shore, setting loose a drama of violence and hope among slave catchers, plantation owners, watermen, runaway slaves and free blacks.Liz is near death, wracked by disturbing visions of the future, and armed with the Code - a fiercely guarded cryptic means of communication for slaves on the run.Filled with rich, true details, Song Yet Sung is a story of tragic triumph, dreams of tomorrow and unexpected kindness, from the National Book Award-winning novelist James McBride.

Humanité, fantaisie, tendresse. Un roman qui fait du bien, comme un beau morceau de jazz.Sportcoat, le vieux fou inoffensif et haut en couleurs dune cité de Brooklyn, a pété les plombs comme ça, en plein jour et devant tout le monde. Personne ne sait pourquoi ce diacre raleur, adepte du King Kong , le tord-boyau local, a tente de descendre sans sommation le dealer du quartier.Il faut dire que la fin des annees 1960 est une epoque deffervescence a New York, et que le developpement du trafic de stupefiants nest pas la moindre des causes dagitation. Afro-americains, latinos, paroissiens, flics et mafieux locaux : tout le quartier est affecte par ce nouveau fleau.Mais devant ladversite, ses habitants savent se serrer les coudes non sans humour et un certain fatalisme.

I loved this book' BONNIE GARMUS'A generous, compassionate book about the power of love and community' LOUISE KENNEDY'I can't recommend this one highly enough ' HARLAN COBEN'THIS is his best book' ANN PATCHETTTHE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERBARACK OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR PICKAMAZON.COM NO.1 BOOK OF THE YEARBOOK OF THE YEAR IN: THE GUARDIAN, NEW YORKER, NEW YORK TIMES, TIME MAGAZINE, HARPER'S BAZAAR, OPRAH DAILY AND WASHINGTON POSTIn 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighbourhood where Jewish immigrants and African Americans lived side by side through the 1920s and '30s.

En 1972, des ouvriers de Pottstown, Pennsylvanie, découvrent des restes humains au fond d’un puits. À Chicken Hill, quartier pauvre où se côtoient Juifs et noirs américains, l’identité du squelette e