Ebook {Epub PDF} The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan

The Sport of Kings is a novel by American author C.E. Morgan, first published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in A sweeping multigenerational family saga set in Kentucky and Ohio, it tells the story of Henry Forge and his descendants as they grapple with a rapidly changing America, the lingering effects of slavery, and their passion for horseracing.  · "With The Sport of Kings, C. E. Morgan has delivered a masterpiece. Rich, deep, and ambitious, this book is, by any standard, a Great American Novel."—Philipp Meyer, author of The Son "[The Sport of Kings] is an epic novel steeped in American history and geography Morgan’s gothic tale of Southern decadence deepens into a searing investigation of racism’s enduring legacy.  · The Sport of Kings is a book about grief, longing, and the defiant pursuit of one's passion. With skillful pacing and adroit character development, this contemporary novel glows with the triumphant light of a literary masterpiece. more/5().

C.E. Morgan. C.E. Morgan (b. ) is an American author. She won the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, among other honors. As an undergraduate, Morgan studied voice at Berea College, a tuition-free labor college for students from poor and working-class backgrounds in Appalachia. In exchange for a free education, all students work for. A spiraling tale of wealth and poverty, racism and rage, The Sport of Kings is an unflinching portrait of lives cast in shadow by the enduring legacy of slavery. A vital new voice, C. E. Morgan has given life to a tale as mythic and fraught as the South itself - a moral epic for our time. Nicholas Pearson steps in to speak on behalf of CE Morgan about her book, The Sport of Kings, which has been shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize.

Halfway through “The Sport of Kings,” All­mon himself becomes ill. As for the horses, horse racing devotees know well that the breeding of racehorses for brilliant speed on fragile legs. “With The Sport of Kings, C. E. Morgan has delivered a masterpiece. Rich, deep, and ambitious, this book is, by any standard, a Great American Novel.” —Philipp Meyer, author of The Son “[The Sport of Kings] is an epic novel steeped in American history and geography Morgan’s gothic tale of Southern decadence deepens into a searing investigation of racism’s enduring legacy. A spiraling tale of wealth and poverty, racism and rage, The Sport of Kings is an unflinching portrait of lives cast in shadow by the enduring legacy of slavery. A vital new voice, C. E. Morgan has given life to a tale as mythic and fraught as the South itself - a moral epic for our time.