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For every bustling jazz joint that opened in Korean War–era Harlem, a new church seemed to spring up. Tambourines to Glory introduces you to an unlikely team behind a church whose rock was the curb at 126th and Lenox. Essie Belle Johnson and Laura Reed live in adjoining tenement flats, adrift on public relief. Essie wants to somehow earn enough money to reunite with her daughter and provide her with a nice home; Laura loves young men, mink coats, and fine Scotch. On a day of inspiration, the friends decide to use a thrift-store tambourine and a layaway Bible to start a church. Their sidewalk services are a hit: Laura’s a natural street performer who loves the limelight, while Essie is a charismatic singer with a quiet spirituality. Before long they move to a thousand-seat theatre called the Tambourine Temple. The two women are joined in their ministering by Birdie Lee, the little-old-lady trap drummer who can work the congregation to a feverish pitch, and Deacon Crow-For-Day, an impassioned confessor. But then Laura falls for Buddy, a scam artist who suggests selling to the faithful lucky numbers from Scripture and bottles of tap water as “Holy Water from the Jordan.” Even with a Cadillac and piles of money from Laura, Buddy won’t stay faithful, igniting a crime of passion and betrayal. Harlem Moon Classics is proud to reintroduce readers of all generations to this sparkling gem from the canon of Langston Hughes. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Google Books — Ladataan... LajityypitMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944Kongressin kirjaston luokitusArvio (tähdet)Keskiarvo:
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This one was published in 1958, is about two friends, Essie Belle Johnston and Laura Reed who, after reflecting on their poverty, decide to set up a church on the street corner, 126th and Lenox to be exact, to raise people up from the gutter but also to make some money in the process. Essie is a good singer, Laura is a good hustler. And they find that passing the tambourine is a good source of money. They become the Reed Sisters.
They first invest in a Bible, then a rented space, then a bigger rented space and finally take over an old theatre that becomes the Tambourine Temple. Laura enjoys the wealth, buying fur coats, cars. Essie continues to look down on this but still enjoys the comforts, finally having a home where she can bring her daughter to. She doesn't quite "turn a blind eye" to Laura's avarice but she tolerates it.
In the end it is a morality tale but I wondered about the characters that Hughes create. None are truly sympathetic but Essie does redeem herself in the end. ( )