The story of Berlin in the 20th century
Roll ’em Mister Bones
Location(s): New Orleans
Genre(s): Fiction
Era(s): Modern
Martin Bonehouse sits in his hotel room in New Orleans writing a book about the city. This book will be a welcome departure from his shocking fiction debut, the far-reaching consequences of which have had a hand in his exile and estrangement from his family in England. In fact, the controversy of the misunderstood subject matter has all but destroyed his life.
However, his writing focus is soon hijacked by the legend of Tambo Bones – a 1940s blackface minstrel whom Martin is convinced has produced one of the greatest lost protest songs of the twentieth century. From the first time Martin hears the song he becomes obsessed with dragging Tambo’s reputation out of the murky racist pit befitting a minstrel performer and elevating him to his rightful status as a civil rights pioneer. But how important is the truth when the stories are so entertaining and history is merely a display of the most convenient facts?
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