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

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

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Edition	First edition.
Description	1 online resource (286 pages)
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 The Psalms of Israel Jones is the 2010 Hackney Literary Award winner for an unpublished manuscript"-- Provided by publisher.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
	Rock musicians -- Fiction.
	Cults -- Fiction.
	Clergy -- Fiction.
	Reconciliation -- Fiction.
	Redemption -- Fiction.
	FICTION -- General.
	LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
	FICTION -- Psychological.
	Clergy. (OCoLC)fst00864014
	Cults. (OCoLC)fst00884980
	Fathers and sons. (OCoLC)fst00921899
	Reconciliation. (OCoLC)fst01091509
	Redemption. (OCoLC)fst01092243
	Rock musicians. (OCoLC)fst01099238
Genre/Form	Domestic fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726589
	Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
	Psychological fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726481
	Psychological fiction.
	Domestic fiction.
Other Form:	Print version: Davis, Ed, 1951- Psalms of Israel Jones. First edition 9781940425139 (DLC) 2014020732 (OCoLC)878976295
ISBN	9781940425153 (electronic bk.)
	1940425158 (electronic bk.)
	9781940425146 (electronic bk.)

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