A few years ago the comedian Bill Cosby addressed an issue which
has long been discussed within the African American community: the
responsibility of certain blacks to not behave like stereotypes.
Cosby's outspokenness made public a topic that had mostly been a
private one, and the discourse that followed was observed in
newspapers and magazines, on radio and television: these featured
the thoughts of many who argued for or against Cosby's statement,
and their vehemence-their need to confirm or counter his view-leads
us to Bryan Gibson's first novel, "Karma Incarnate: The Best of
Foolkiller."
"Karma Incarnate" is about a man, Joseph Tally, who is slowly
losing himself to Alzheimer's, but before he vanishes completely,
he reveals to his son a secret life of shadows and death: ..".for
thirty years I've been a soldier in a secret war, a rogue agent
moving stealthily beyond the reach of my government. I changed my
name, of course; the name I had no longer suited me: I changed my
name, date of birth, and social security number-indeed, Jumoki, I
became a new man...but I remained the killer of fools." Obsessed
with James Bond and Friedrich Nietzsche, Tally fuses these
obsessions with one more: concern, both for his people and his
community, recalling haunting, often violent "missions" whose goal
is the end of harmful stereotypes, and the elimination those of who
perpetuate them: "The kill, no matter its necessity, never brings
me joy, nor anything close to it; but I do what I must for the
greater good-it is why I am." Throughout this work, readers will be
struggling to determine if what he tells his son is true, or a
delusion, an effect of the disease; but whether believed or
doubted, the father's words are a revelation.
General
Imprint: |
Book Surge Publishing Co.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2006 |
First published: |
2006 |
Authors: |
Bryan Gibson
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Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
162 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4196-1990-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4196-1990-X |
Barcode: |
9781419619908 |
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