I Spoke To A Cockroach

DeAndre Jefferson

Maison d'édition: Spines

Synopsis

In the cold, unforgiving confines of a Chicago prison, Malik waits for his death, alone but for a single, unassuming companion—a cockroach. Wrongfully convicted of a crime he didn’t commit, his life has been reduced to a dimly lit cell, where the walls close in and the whispers of the electric chair echo through the darkened halls. 

In his final days, Malik speaks to the cockroach, pouring out the depths of his soul, unraveling the haunting memories of his life on the streets, his shattered dreams, and the horrors of an indifferent system that condemned him before he even had a chance.

The pages of I Spoke To A Cockroach are filled with the raw, unflinching reality of Malik's existence. His story is a journey through the most harrowing corners of the human experience—his childhood in the violent streets of Chicago, the poverty that held him captive, the betrayal of those he trusted, and the racial bigotry that sealed his fate. 

Every moment is recounted with a graphic, gritty intensity that pulls the reader into his world of hopelessness, a world where survival is a daily battle and justice is a cruel illusion.

As the clock ticks down, Malik's last conversations are not with family or friends, but with the cockroach—the silent witness to his suffering, the keeper of his truth. Together, they relive his life, from the moments of fleeting love to the agonizing betrayals that shaped his path. 

I Spoke To A Cockroach is a psychologically horrific exploration of one man’s descent into darkness—a story of lost innocence, systemic injustice, and the haunting realization that even in death, some voices will never be heard. Prepare to be gripped, to be unsettled, and to confront the unsettling truth of a society that fails its own.

Disponible depuis: 29/10/2024.

Longueur d'impression: 308 pages.

Fiction contemporaine

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