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Great black hope a novel

"An arrest for cocaine possession on the last day of a sweltering New York summer leaves Smith, a queer Black Stanford graduate, in a state of turmoil. Pulled into the court system and mandated treatment, he finds himself in an absurd but dangerous situation: his class protects him, but his race doe...

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Main Author: Franklin, Rob (Writer of fiction and poetry) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Summit Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Edition:First Summit books hardcover edition.
Subjects:
African American gay people > Fiction.
Families, Black > Fiction.
Drug abuse > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Social classes > Fiction.
Atlanta (Ga.) > Fiction.
Drug addiction > Fiction.
African American men > Fiction.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Queer fiction.
Coming-of-age fiction.
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Summary:"An arrest for cocaine possession on the last day of a sweltering New York summer leaves Smith, a queer Black Stanford graduate, in a state of turmoil. Pulled into the court system and mandated treatment, he finds himself in an absurd but dangerous situation: his class protects him, but his race does not. It's just weeks after the death of his beloved roommate Elle, the daughter of a famous soul singer, and he's still reeling from the tabloid spectacle--as well as lingering questions around how well he really knew his closest friend. He flees to his hometown of Atlanta, only to buckle under the weight of expectations from his family of doctors and lawyers and their history in America. But when Smith returns to New York, it's not long before he begins to lose himself to his old life--drawn back into the city's underworld, where his search for answers may end up costing him his freedom and his future. Smith goes on a dizzying journey through the nightlife circuit, anonymous recovery rooms, Atlanta's Black society set, police investigations and courtroom dramas, and a circle of friends coming of age in a new era. Great Black Hope is a propulsive, glittering story about what it means to exist between worlds, to be upwardly mobile yet spiraling downward, and how to find a way back to hope."--
Physical Description:309 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781668077436
1668077434
Author Notes:Born and raised in Atlanta, Rob Franklin is a writer of fiction and poetry, and a cofounder of Art for Black Lives. A Kimbilio Fiction Fellow and finalist for the New England Review Emerging Writer Award, he has published work in New England Review , Prairie Schooner , and The Rumpus among others. Franklin lives in Brooklyn, New York, and teaches writing at the School of Visual Arts. Great Black Hope is his first novel.

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