The Occidental Book of the Dead

by T. Geronimo Johnson

The Occidental Book of the Dead T. Geronimo Johnson

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2026
The New York Times
Reviewed by Jason Mott, 4 October

The New York Times · 4 October 2026

‘The Occidental Book of the Dead,’ by T. Geronimo Johnson

What seems like a story of a man hoping to reunite with a childhood flame is really a high-wire act about police brutality, racist conspiracies and much, much more.

By Jason Mott

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