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Author Davis, Ed, 1951-

Title The psalms of Israel Jones : a novel / Ed Davis.

Publication Info. Morgantown : Vidalia Press, an imprint of West Virginia University Press, 2014.

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Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource (286 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Summary "Secrets and snakes, rock and gospel, guilt and grace. The Psalms of Israel Jones is the story of a father and son's journey towards spiritual redemption. This novel tells the tale of a famous father trapped inside the suffocating world of rock and roll, and his son who is stranded within the bounds of conventional religion. When Reverend Thomas Johnson receives an anonymous phone call, he learns his Dylanesque rock star father is acting deranged on stage, where he's being worshipped by a cult of young people who slash their faces during performances. In his declining years, Israel Jones has begun to incite his fans to violence. They no longer want to watch the show-they want to be the show. Eager to escape troubles with his congregation as well as gain an apology from his dad for abandoning his family, Reverend Johnson leaves town and joins Israel Jones's Eternal Tour. This decision propels him to the center of a rock and roll hell, giving him one last chance to reconnect with his father, wife, congregation-and maybe even God. The Psalms of Israel Jones is the 2010 Hackney Literary Award winner for an unpublished manuscript"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons.
Genre/Form Fiction.
Subject Rock musicians -- Fiction.
Rock musicians.
Cults -- Fiction.
Cults.
Clergy -- Fiction.
Clergy.
Reconciliation -- Fiction.
Redemption -- Fiction.
FICTION -- General.
Reconciliation.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
Redemption.
FICTION -- Psychological.
Genre/Form Psychological fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Comics (Graphic works)
Novels.
Novels.
Other Form: Print version: Davis, Ed, 1951- Psalms of Israel Jones. First edition 9781940425139 (DLC) 2014020732 (OCoLC)878976295
ISBN 9781940425153 (electronic book)
1940425158 (electronic book)
194042514X
9781940425146
9781940425139
1940425131
9781940425146 (epub)