The Blue Train To Heaven

di Charles Harvey (Autore)

Wes Writers and Publishers, 2017

When a wealthy man commissions an elaborate coffin shaped like a train to carry him to heaven, it stirs more than curiosity—it stirs questions. His younger brother, left behind to manage the arrangements, isn't sure if the train is a tribute to the man's life… or to his ego. Set in a West African village and inspired by the real-life artistry of Ghanaian coffin makers, Blue Train to Heaven is a quietly powerful meditation on legacy, pride, and the strange ways we try to control the stories told about us after we're gone. With spare, lyrical prose and surreal detail, this story asks: Is a final journey ever really final? Includes The Blue Train to Heaven and The Geegaws. Mr. Ashong was thinking of French Francs. He knew people would be coming from miles and miles away to see what could top Chief Okwonko's Skyline of Accra. Ashong quickly constructed several leaning Motel complexes and a large concession stand. He knew his Islam would not let him sell beer, so he sent a donation to Minister Oral Roberts and received a Certificate of Christianity by Fed-Ex. He renounced Islam that afternoon. Who would waste a fatwah on a dying man, he reasoned. He had the Council to pass a law that said the only food or drink to be consumed had to come from the Ashong concessions. Hah! That was a foolish law. Three days before March 15 (Ashong picked that day because his daughter had read to him on his sick bed the story of Julius Caesar), People began to assemble a few at a time. Before you could bat your eyes it was multitudes. Women in head wraps carried large pots of warm banana and coconut stew, pea soup, and lamb. Some brought their own goats to sell milk. The Christians roasted pigs over low-burning coals. Ashong's men with sapling switches tried to enforce his law about what to eat. "What law is that that says you can only eat food from Ashong's boxes?" people yelled. They threw hot peanut oil at Ashong's men, burning one on the nose. The goons retreated.

• Autore: Charles Harvey
• Anno edizione: 2017
• Editore: Wes Writers and Publishers
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781516383184