Song of the Shank

Song of the Shank is a novel loosely based on the life of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a 19th-century African American piano virtuoso and composer who performed under the stage name Blind Tom. Told through the eyes and minds of people who try to manipulate or use Tom for one reason or another, the novel is an imaginative meditation on issues of blindness, race, and the role and importance of art and critical thinking in our world today.


Genre: Literary Fiction

"THE PRODIGIOUSLY TALENTED JEFFREY RENARD ALLEN IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT WRITERS." - Junot Díaz