The Gospel Singer

<b>&#147;Harry Crews is magnificently twisted and brutally funny.&#148; - Carl Hiaasen<br><br><b>A Penguin Classic</b><br>&#160;</b><br><br>Golden-haired with the voice of an angel and a reputation as a healer the Gospel Singer appeared on the cover of LIFE and brought thousands to their knees in Carnegie Hall. But for all his fame he is a man in mortal torment that drives him back to his obscure and wretched hometown of Enigma Georgia. But by the time his Cadillac pulls into Enigma he discovers an old friend is being held at tenuous bay from a lynch mob. As Harry Crews&#146;s first novel unfolds the Gospel Singer is forced to give way to his torment and in doing so he reveals to the believers who have gathered at his feet just how little he is God&#146;s man and how much he has contributed to the corruption of each of them.<br>