The Tempest Tales (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781574780437)

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?

Author: Walter Mosley
ISBN-10: 1574780433
ISBN-13: 9781574780437
Publisher: Black Classic Press
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2008
Pages: 190
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.74h x 5.85w x 0.74d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/17/2008 pg. 54
Library Journal 04/01/2008 pg. 77
Essence 05/01/2008 pg. 88
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2008 pg. 387
Booklist 04/01/2008 pg. 5