Five-carat soul
By: James McBride
Contributors: Morey, Arthur, narrator; Onayemi, Prentice, narrator; Hoffman, Dominic, narrator; Bullock, Nile, 2000- narrator
Edition: Unabridged.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Format: [sound recording] /
ISBN-13: 9780525497967
Subjects: FICTION / African American / General; FICTION / Short Stories; Fiction; Experiential learning; FICTION / Literary
Work titles: Short stories
Description: In this collection of stories, James McBride explores the ways we learn from the world and the people around us. An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E. Lee now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens. Five strangers find themselves thrown together and face unexpected judgment. An American president draws inspiration from a conversation he overhears in a stable. And members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band recount stories from their own messy and hilarious lives.
Notes: Compact discs.

Read by Arthur Morey, Prentice Onayemi, Dominic Hoffman, and Nile Bullock.