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Song of Solomon

By Toni Morrison
Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics
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Song of Solomon traces the journey of Macon 'Milkman' Dead as he embarks on a profound voyage of rediscovery, moving southwards geographically and inwards spiritually. The novel weaves his personal enlightenment with a broader recapitulation of the history of slavery and liberation.
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The story of Macon 'Milkman' Dead, heir to the richest black family in a midwestern town, as he makes a voyage of rediscovery, travelling southwards geographically and inwards spirituality. Through the enlightenment of one man the novel recapitulates the history of slavery and liberation.

Author won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993

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This is the story of Macon "Milkman" Dead, as he makes a voyage of rediscovery, travelling southwards geographically and inwards spiritually. Through the enlightenment of one man, the novel recapitulates the history of slavery and liberation.

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison is a profound narrative that delves into the themes of identity and freedom, making it a significant work of literature.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781857152166

Publisher: Everyman

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 September 1995

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Everyman's Library

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 489g

Pages: 392

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics Toni Morrison

About the Author

Toni Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. She was the author of many novels, including The Bluest Eye, Sula, Beloved, Paradise and Love. She received the National Book Critics Circle Award and a Pulitzer Prize for her fiction and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honour, in 2012 by Barack Obama. Toni Morrison died on 5 August 2019 at the age of eighty-eight.

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