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Jesus Hopped the A Train

by Stephen Adly Guirgis · 2001

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Angel Cruz, a poor Puerto Rican, isn't sure why he's in jail after shooting Reverend Kim, the born-again Christian who brainwashed his best friend. But when the Reverend dies in hospital, Angel lands in solitary confinement next to Lucius, a card-carrying Christian serial-killer.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
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