The Tempest tales
By: Walter Mosley
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Black Classic Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Baltimore; [Berkeley]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781574780437
Subjects: African American men; Conduct of life; Fiction
Description: Tempest Landry, a quick-witted African American resident of Harlem, NY, is walking home when a case of mistaken identity leads to his being shot by police. He finds himself standing in line at the gates of heaven waiting to talk to Saint Peter, who reviews his past transgressions and finds him wanting. Tempest is denied entry into heaven and ordered to hell. Believing his "sins" justified and heaven refusing to see the full truth, Tempest refuses to go and challenges Saint Peter to prove to him that he is a sinner.