The Tempest Tales

Name: The Tempest Tales
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Walter Mosley
ISBN: 9781436187268

Author: Walter Mosley

Narrator: Ty Jones

Unabridged: 4 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/05/2008

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

The author of 30 critically acclaimed works, Walter Mosley has had his novels translated into 23 languages. The Tempest Tales, an Essence Book Club Recommended Read, features Tempest Landry, a black man shot down by an over-eager cop. But that's not the end of the line for Tempest. Unwilling to accept St. Peter's judgment that he spend eternity in Hell, Tempest is sent back to Harlem- guardian angel in tow-to make things right.

About Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley is the author of more than fifty critically-acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages and includes literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel. In 2013, he was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame, and he is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, a Grammy, PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award, and an Edgar Award. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sumayyah on July 17, 2009

Wow. This book was very thought-provoking. It deals with the gray areas of sin, and why we may not be what we think we are. A MUST read.......more

Goodreads review by Madeline on January 07, 2013

This book has so many levels I don’t really know where to start reviewing it from… First off the basic plot is about a man who is accidentally shot in Harlem and when he gets to the St. Peter at the gates of heaven, refuses his ruling. The reason he refuses however is where the story becomes multi-l......more

Goodreads review by La Tonya on August 03, 2015

Mistaken for another man, Wily Tempest is “accidentally” shot by police. Sent to receive the judgment of heaven he discovers his sins, according to St. Peter, condemns him to hell. Tempest takes exception to the saint’s definition of sin; he refuses to go to hell and explains that he, a poor Black m......more

Goodreads review by Rosa on January 09, 2016

In this entertaining short novel, Walter Mosley reworks the ancient theme of an Angel disguised as a human on a mission. This book is also a tribute to Langston Hughes and his Jesse B. Semple stories. When Tempest Landry arrives at the pearly gates, he refuses to accept the judgement that he is a si......more

Goodreads review by Debra on May 20, 2022

I savored every one of Tempest's stories and every discussion with Angel. No scene or word wasted, Mosley's short (165-page edition) anti-parable transforms deceptively simple turns of phrase into the profound: "Damn . . . You make it hard on a brother, Angel."......more