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Tempest Tales by Walter Mosley (2008, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBlack Classic Press

ISBN-101574780433

ISBN-139781574780437

eBay Product ID (ePID)63413642

Product Key Features

Book TitleTempest Tales

Number of Pages190 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicFantasy / General, Christian / Classic & Allegory, African American / General

GenreFiction

AuthorWalter Mosley

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

SynopsisTempest Landry, an everyman African American, is "accidentally" killed by a cop. Denied access to heaven because of what he considers a few minor transgressions, Tempest refuses to go to hell. Stymied, Saint Peter sends him back to Harlem, where a guiding angel tries to convince him to accept Saint Peter's judgment, and even the Devil himself tries to win over Tempest's soul. Through the street-smart Landry, Mosley poses the provocative question: Is sin for blacks the same as it is for whites? And who gets to decide?, Tempest Landry, an everyman African American, is accidentally killed by a cop. Denied access to heaven because of what he considers a few minor transgressions, Tempest refuses to go to hell. Stymied, Saint Peter sends him back to Harlem, where a guiding angel tries to convince him to accept Saint Peter's judgment, and even the Devil himself tries to win over Tempest's soul. Through the street-smart Landry, Mosley poses the provocative question: Is sin for blacks the same as it is for whites? And who gets to decide?

LC Classification NumberPS3563.O88456T46