Publisher's Synopsis
'Truly brilliant.' Los Angeles Review of Books
'A classic.' The Times
'A remarkable novel.' Wall Street Journal
With your book sales at an all-time low, your family falling apart, and your agent telling you you're not black enough, what's an author to do?
Thelonius 'Monk' Ellison has the answer.
Or does he . . . ?
Winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction
