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Song of Solomon
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WINNER OF THE 1993 NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE.
'A complex, wonderfully alive and imaginative story...glittering' - Daily Telegraph
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Nobel Prize-winning author of Beloved, Toni Morrison is one of the finest novelists of our times.
Song of Solomon...profoundly changed my life' - Marlon James
Macon 'Milkman' Dead was born shortly after a neighbourhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life, he too will be trying to fly.
In 1930s America, Macon learns about the tyranny of white society from his friend Guitar, though he is more concerned with escaping the familial tyranny of his own father. So while Guitar joins a terrorist group, Macon goes home to the South, lured by tales of buried family treasure. But his odyssey back home and a deadly confrontation with Guitar lead to the discovery of something infinitely more valuable than gold: his past and the origins of his true self.
'The story of Milkman Dead and Guitar had me in thrall' - Salman Rushdie, New York Times
By the Nobel Prize-winning author of Beloved
Winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow award for achievement in American fiction
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Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon receives high praise across various publications. The Guardian finds divine inspiration in Morrison's writing, while the New Yorker appreciates its intricate and inventive nature. Anne Tyler of the Washington Post remarks on the novel's stunning beauty and unforgettable characters. The Daily Telegraph commends its complexity and imagination, and the Evening Standard appreciates its gripping truth, wisdom, and humour.
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ISBN: 9780099768418
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 May 1998
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult, Adult education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 312g
Pages: 448
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About the Author
Toni Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. She is the author of many novels, including The Bluest Eye, Beloved (made into a major film), Paradise and Love. She has also received the National Book Critics Circle Award and a Pulitzer Prize for her fiction.
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