EBOOK Bingo's Run
Opis
A Novel
For fans of Dave Eggers, Teju Cole, and James McBride, comes this extraordinary novel of morality and the redemptive powers of art that offers a glimpse into an African underworld rarely described in fiction. Meet Bingo, the greatest drug runner in the slums of Kibera, Nairobi, and maybe the world. A teenage grifter, often mistaken for a younger boy, he faithfully serves Wolf, the drug lord of Kibera. Bingo spends his days throwing rocks at Krazi Hari, the prophet of Kibera&'s garbage mound, &';lipping&' safari tourists of their cash, and hanging out with his best friend, Slo-George, a taciturn fellow whose girth is a mystery to Bingo in a place where there is never enough food. Bingo earns his keep by running &';white&' to a host of clients, including Thomas Hunsa, a reclusive artist whose paintings, rooted in African tradition, move him. But when Bingo witnesses a drug-related murder and Wolf sends him to an orphanage for &';protection,&' Bingo&'s life changes and he learns that life itself is the &';run.&' A modern trickster tale that draws on African folklore, Bingo&'s Run is a wildly original, often very funny, and always moving story of a boy alone in a corrupt and dangerous world who must depend on his wits and inner resources to survive.ONE OF LIBRARY JOURNAL&'S OUTSTANDING NEW VOICES TO CONSIDER &';Bingo&'s voice guides us; by turns he is aggressive, confident, smart, cynical, but also naive. Bingo tosses his observations at us with great urgency, almost percussively, in a staccato manner that recalls gunshots. And though he&'s blunt, he&'s also a sensitive observer. . . . Levine is creating a sense of an entire world, raffish and fast. . . . The larger story Levine is telling . . . is the story of a person&'s mind, and of the good, bad, and indifferent forces that make him what he isand that story is told with compassion and intelligence.&'The Boston Globe&';James A. Levine is a deeply gifted writer who reaches into the dirt, sweat, and diesel of modern-day Nairobi and introduces us to a young innocent whose adventures are unforgettable. Bingo&'s runs between joy and death, laughter and sorrow, survival and redemption, will make you feel like cheering.&'James McBride, author of The Good Lord Bird and The Color of Water &';Bingo&'s Run is one of those rare books that infuse a potentially difficult subject with intimacy, tenderness, and humor. Social commentary, gritty comedy, and pure cinematic adrenaline meet in an utterly compelling novel with a voice all its own.&'Tash Aw, author of Five Star Billionaire &';Bingo&'s Run manages to read like timely news and high adventure at the same time. Levine&'s main character, Bingo, is an underage drug runner, hardened orphan, and hustler extraordinaire. He&'s also funny and wise well beyond his years. The rousing story of Bingo&'s evolution is matched only by Levine&'s portrait of modern-day Nairobi, both child and city depicted with real flair and affection.&'Victor LaValle, author of The Devil in Silver &';Bingo is a fascinating and inimitably likable character. Levine, a Mayo clinic professor of medicine and well-known child advocate, excels at telling his adventurous, comic, and realistically gritty story with humor but not with pathos, successfully addressing the harsh and sometimes tragic story of a child at risk.&'Library JournalFrom the Hardcover edition.
For fans of Dave Eggers, Teju Cole, and James McBride, comes this extraordinary novel of morality and the redemptive powers of art that offers a glimpse into an African underworld rarely described in fiction. Meet Bingo, the greatest drug runner in the slums of Kibera, Nairobi, and maybe the world. A teenage grifter, often mistaken for a younger boy, he faithfully serves Wolf, the drug lord of Kibera. Bingo spends his days throwing rocks at Krazi Hari, the prophet of Kibera&'s garbage mound, &';lipping&' safari tourists of their cash, and hanging out with his best friend, Slo-George, a taciturn fellow whose girth is a mystery to Bingo in a place where there is never enough food. Bingo earns his keep by running &';white&' to a host of clients, including Thomas Hunsa, a reclusive artist whose paintings, rooted in African tradition, move him. But when Bingo witnesses a drug-related murder and Wolf sends him to an orphanage for &';protection,&' Bingo&'s life changes and he learns that life itself is the &';run.&' A modern trickster tale that draws on African folklore, Bingo&'s Run is a wildly original, often very funny, and always moving story of a boy alone in a corrupt and dangerous world who must depend on his wits and inner resources to survive.ONE OF LIBRARY JOURNAL&'S OUTSTANDING NEW VOICES TO CONSIDER &';Bingo&'s voice guides us; by turns he is aggressive, confident, smart, cynical, but also naive. Bingo tosses his observations at us with great urgency, almost percussively, in a staccato manner that recalls gunshots. And though he&'s blunt, he&'s also a sensitive observer. . . . Levine is creating a sense of an entire world, raffish and fast. . . . The larger story Levine is telling . . . is the story of a person&'s mind, and of the good, bad, and indifferent forces that make him what he isand that story is told with compassion and intelligence.&'The Boston Globe&';James A. Levine is a deeply gifted writer who reaches into the dirt, sweat, and diesel of modern-day Nairobi and introduces us to a young innocent whose adventures are unforgettable. Bingo&'s runs between joy and death, laughter and sorrow, survival and redemption, will make you feel like cheering.&'James McBride, author of The Good Lord Bird and The Color of Water &';Bingo&'s Run is one of those rare books that infuse a potentially difficult subject with intimacy, tenderness, and humor. Social commentary, gritty comedy, and pure cinematic adrenaline meet in an utterly compelling novel with a voice all its own.&'Tash Aw, author of Five Star Billionaire &';Bingo&'s Run manages to read like timely news and high adventure at the same time. Levine&'s main character, Bingo, is an underage drug runner, hardened orphan, and hustler extraordinaire. He&'s also funny and wise well beyond his years. The rousing story of Bingo&'s evolution is matched only by Levine&'s portrait of modern-day Nairobi, both child and city depicted with real flair and affection.&'Victor LaValle, author of The Devil in Silver &';Bingo is a fascinating and inimitably likable character. Levine, a Mayo clinic professor of medicine and well-known child advocate, excels at telling his adventurous, comic, and realistically gritty story with humor but not with pathos, successfully addressing the harsh and sometimes tragic story of a child at risk.&'Library JournalFrom the Hardcover edition.