Whatever Happened to Frankie King? A TALE OF BROOKLYN, BASKETBALL, BROTHERS, AND MADNESS.

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  • Author(s): NEUGEBOREN, JAY
  • Source:
    American Scholar. Autumn2021, Vol. 90 Issue 4, p63-75. 13p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Authorship; Basketball; King, Frankie; Basketball players; Military service
    • Abstract:
      In the article, the author examines the life and works of Frankie King as a basketball player and novelist. Also cited are some of King's novels like "Down and Dirty" and "Night Vision," his basketball exploits like the youngest player to be included in the first-team All-City in New York, and his enlistment and incarceration in the U.S. Army.