William Melvin Kelley’s final work a Joycean Rabelaisian romp in which he brings back some of his most memorable characters in a novel of three intertwining stories.

Ride on out with Rab and Turt two o’New Afriqueque’s toughfast ruefast Texnosass Arangers as they battle Chief Pugmichillo and ricecure Mr. Charcarl Walker-Rider. Cut in on Carlyle Bedlowe wrecker of marriage saver of souls.

Or just along with Chig Dunford product of Harlem and private schools on the circular voyage of self-discovery that takes him from Europe’s Caf of One Hand to Harlem’s Jack O’Gee’s Golden Grouse Bar & Restaurant.

Beginning on an August Sunday in one of Europe’s strangest cities Dunfords Travels Everywheres but always returns back to the same point-the “Begending”-where Mr. Charcarl’s dream becomes Chig Dunford’s reality.

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