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Song of Solomon

(Oprah's Book Club)

By Toni Morrison

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| Paperback | 9780452260115

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Song of Solomon explores the quest for cultural identity through an African American folktale about enslaved Africans who escape slavery by fleeing back to Africa. The novel tells the story of Macon "Milkman" Dead, a young man alienated from himself and estranged from his family, his community, and Continue

Song of Solomon explores the quest for cultural identity through an African American folktale about enslaved Africans who escape slavery by fleeing back to Africa. The novel tells the story of Macon "Milkman" Dead, a young man alienated from himself and estranged from his family, his community, and his historical and cultural roots. Author Toni Morrison, long renowned for her detailed imagery, visual language, and "righting" of black history, guides the protagonist along a 30-year journey that enables him to reconnect with his past and realize his self-worth.

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  • The Oppressor in the Next Room

    Natives of poverty, children of malheur The gaiety of language is our seigneur Wallace Stevens’s words might be the epigraph for the work of both Gayl Jones and Toni Morrison, writers very different from each other, whose wonderful richness and vital ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010

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  • at the first few chapter i struggled with this book, with the style and the content. and then when i read on, i really loved it.

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  • I do not recall how I got turned onto Toni Morrison, but right after college I began reading her. I recall very much enjoying this story.

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