# The Gospel Singer

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- Authors: [Harry Crews](https://www.bookquiver.com/harry-crews)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2022-11-24

## Description

The poor town of Enigma, Georgia awaits the return of its most famous son - the Gospel Singer. With the voice of an angel and, it is said, the touch of a healer, he is fresh from the cover of LIFE and the cheers of the Carnegie Hall crowd. And yet, for all his fame, something drives him back to his obscure past, to small-town idolization and half-forgotten deeds. There, before the crowds that have gathered at his feet, he will reveal the cruelty at the heart of his act ... The Gospel Singer , Harry Crews' extraordinary debut novel, is at once a surreal investigation into the nature of the American South, as well as an intricate mediation on faith and its place in the community.

## Editions

### The Gospel Singer

- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4313-509-8
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2022-11-24
- Language: en_GB