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For fans of Dave Eggers, Teju Cole, and James McBride comes this extraordinary novel of morality and the redemptive powers of art that offers a glimpse into an African underworld rarely described in fiction.
Meet Bingo, the greatest drug runner in the slums of Kibera, Nairobi, and maybe the world. A teenage grifter, often mistaken for a younger boy, he faithfully serves Wolf, the drug lord of Kibera. Bingo spends his days throwing rocks at Krazi Hari, the prophet of Kibera's garbage mound; "lipping" safari tourists of their cash; and hanging out with his best friend, Slo-George, a taciturn fellow whose girth is a mystery to Bingo in a place where there is never enough food. Bingo earns his keep by running "white" to a host of clients, including Thomas Hunsa, a reclusive artist whose paintings, rooted in African tradition, move him. But when Bingo witnesses a drug-related murder and Wolf sends him to an orphanage for "protection," Bingo's life changes, and he learns that life itself is the "run."
A modern trickster tale that draws on African folklore, Bingo's Run is a wildly original, often very funny, and always moving story of a boy alone in a corrupt and dangerous world who must depend on his wits and inner resources to survive. Chapter 1: Bingo Mwolo, the Greatest Runner in Kibera, Nairobi, and Probably the World
Chapter 2: A Day at Work
Chapter 3: Thomas Hunsa, the Artist
Chapter 4: Maasai Market
Chapter 5: Bingo Wins the Boss Jonni Run
Chapter 6: Waiting for Deborah
Chapter 7: Breakfast at St. Lazarus Church
Chapter 8: The Boss Jonni Run
Chapter 9: Bingo's Run
Chapter 10: Bingo Reports Back to Wolf
Chapter 11: St. Michael's Orphanage
Chapter 12: The Fight
Chapter 13: The Holy Office
Chapter 14: Father Matthew Asks Bingo for a Favor
Chapter 15: Thursday-Morning Deliveries to Thomas Hunsa, the Artist
Chapter 16: Mrs. Steele Arrives
Chapter 17: The Interview
Chapter 18: Packaged
Chapter 19: Bingo's Dream
Chapter 20: The Legend of Bingo
Chapter 21: The Livingstone Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Chapter 22: Bingo's Sale
Chapter 23: The Spider
Chapter 24: Bingo and Mrs. Steele Have Dinner
Chapter 25: Bingo Runs to Thomas Hunsa
Chapter 26: Bingo Gives Mrs. Steele a Painting
Chapter 27: Turn-Down Service
Chapter 28: The Kepha
Chapter 29: The Warehouse
Chapter 30: Bingo Mwolo, Art Dealer
Chapter 31: Slo-George Visits
Chapter 32: Breakfast
Chapter 33: The Flood
Chapter 34: A Day by the Pool
Chapter 35: Paper Dry
Chapter 36: Mrs. Steele Reviews the Kepha Contract
Chapter 37: Water Leak
Chapter 38: Export License
Chapter 39: The Curator's Regrets
Chapter 40: Bathroom Break
Chapter 41: The Thaatima
Chapter 42: Representation
Chapter 43: Spider Necklace
Chapter 44: Nyayo House
Chapter 45: Charity's Tale
Chapter 46: Bingo's Mask
Chapter 47: Invitation
Chapter 48: The Legend of Bingo
Chapter 49: Bingo Sells
Chapter 50: Bingo Returns to Wolf
Chapter 51: Exit
Chapter 52: Siafu the Ant
Chapter 53: Mrs. Steele Meets the Masta
Chapter 54: On to Hastings
Chapter 55: Bingo's Plan
Chapter 56: What Mrs. Steele Knew
Chapter 57: Partnership
Chapter 58: Bingo Leaves Hastings
Chapter 59: Lord Nzame, the Master of Everything, Disappears
Chapter 60: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Chapter 61: How the Trickster Fooled Nzame, the Master of Everything, into Going to Earth Disguised as a Spider
Chapter 62: The Security Setup
Chapter 63: Reacquaintance
Chapter 64: The Prayer
Chapter 65: A Prayer's Shadow
Chapter 66: Back to the Livingstone Hotel
Chapter 67: Family
Chapter 68: Bingo's Run
Chapter 69: The Legend's End
The Last Chapter
"James A. Levine is a deeply gifted writer who reaches into the dirt,
sweat, and diesel of modern-day Nairobi and introduces us to a young
innocent whose adventures are unforgettable. Bingo's runs between joy
and death, laughter and sorrow, survival and redemption, will make you
feel like cheering."
"Bingo's Run i
Meet Bingo, the greatest drug runner in the slums of Kibera, Nairobi, and maybe the world. A teenage grifter, often mistaken for a younger boy, he faithfully serves Wolf, the drug lord of Kibera. Bingo spends his days throwing rocks at Krazi Hari, the prophet of Kibera's garbage mound; "lipping" safari tourists of their cash; and hanging out with his best friend, Slo-George, a taciturn fellow whose girth is a mystery to Bingo in a place where there is never enough food. Bingo earns his keep by running "white" to a host of clients, including Thomas Hunsa, a reclusive artist whose paintings, rooted in African tradition, move him. But when Bingo witnesses a drug-related murder and Wolf sends him to an orphanage for "protection," Bingo's life changes, and he learns that life itself is the "run."
A modern trickster tale that draws on African folklore, Bingo's Run is a wildly original, often very funny, and always moving story of a boy alone in a corrupt and dangerous world who must depend on his wits and inner resources to survive. Chapter 1: Bingo Mwolo, the Greatest Runner in Kibera, Nairobi, and Probably the World
Chapter 2: A Day at Work
Chapter 3: Thomas Hunsa, the Artist
Chapter 4: Maasai Market
Chapter 5: Bingo Wins the Boss Jonni Run
Chapter 6: Waiting for Deborah
Chapter 7: Breakfast at St. Lazarus Church
Chapter 8: The Boss Jonni Run
Chapter 9: Bingo's Run
Chapter 10: Bingo Reports Back to Wolf
Chapter 11: St. Michael's Orphanage
Chapter 12: The Fight
Chapter 13: The Holy Office
Chapter 14: Father Matthew Asks Bingo for a Favor
Chapter 15: Thursday-Morning Deliveries to Thomas Hunsa, the Artist
Chapter 16: Mrs. Steele Arrives
Chapter 17: The Interview
Chapter 18: Packaged
Chapter 19: Bingo's Dream
Chapter 20: The Legend of Bingo
Chapter 21: The Livingstone Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Chapter 22: Bingo's Sale
Chapter 23: The Spider
Chapter 24: Bingo and Mrs. Steele Have Dinner
Chapter 25: Bingo Runs to Thomas Hunsa
Chapter 26: Bingo Gives Mrs. Steele a Painting
Chapter 27: Turn-Down Service
Chapter 28: The Kepha
Chapter 29: The Warehouse
Chapter 30: Bingo Mwolo, Art Dealer
Chapter 31: Slo-George Visits
Chapter 32: Breakfast
Chapter 33: The Flood
Chapter 34: A Day by the Pool
Chapter 35: Paper Dry
Chapter 36: Mrs. Steele Reviews the Kepha Contract
Chapter 37: Water Leak
Chapter 38: Export License
Chapter 39: The Curator's Regrets
Chapter 40: Bathroom Break
Chapter 41: The Thaatima
Chapter 42: Representation
Chapter 43: Spider Necklace
Chapter 44: Nyayo House
Chapter 45: Charity's Tale
Chapter 46: Bingo's Mask
Chapter 47: Invitation
Chapter 48: The Legend of Bingo
Chapter 49: Bingo Sells
Chapter 50: Bingo Returns to Wolf
Chapter 51: Exit
Chapter 52: Siafu the Ant
Chapter 53: Mrs. Steele Meets the Masta
Chapter 54: On to Hastings
Chapter 55: Bingo's Plan
Chapter 56: What Mrs. Steele Knew
Chapter 57: Partnership
Chapter 58: Bingo Leaves Hastings
Chapter 59: Lord Nzame, the Master of Everything, Disappears
Chapter 60: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Chapter 61: How the Trickster Fooled Nzame, the Master of Everything, into Going to Earth Disguised as a Spider
Chapter 62: The Security Setup
Chapter 63: Reacquaintance
Chapter 64: The Prayer
Chapter 65: A Prayer's Shadow
Chapter 66: Back to the Livingstone Hotel
Chapter 67: Family
Chapter 68: Bingo's Run
Chapter 69: The Legend's End
The Last Chapter
"James A. Levine is a deeply gifted writer who reaches into the dirt,
sweat, and diesel of modern-day Nairobi and introduces us to a young
innocent whose adventures are unforgettable. Bingo's runs between joy
and death, laughter and sorrow, survival and redemption, will make you
feel like cheering."
"Bingo's Run i