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About This Book:

Title: Song of Solomon

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 1977
Paperback, 1978
Reinforced Hardcover, 1987
Paperback, 1987
Paperback, 1987
Paperback, 1989
Paperback, 1993
Paperback, 1994
Hardcover, 1994
Hardcover, 1995
Hardcover, 1995
Paperback, 1999
Audio Cassette, 1999
Prebinding, 1999
Paperback, 2004
Prebinding, 2004
Reinforced Hardcover, 2004

Synopsis
In Toni Morrison's powerful 1977 novel, Milkman Dead hears a strange story: his father and his aunt Pilate witnessed their father's murder, and Pilate has carried his bones around with her for 20 years. Milkman travels south to find that this grandfather (who fled slavery and escaped, creating a myth of flight) has been immortalized in folktales and songs. He and Pilate bury his bones at last, and Milkman is made free and powerful by his newfound connection to his ancestors. Winner of the 1978 National Book Critics Award.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Weight:        0.4 Pounds
Height:         7 Inches
Width:          4.5 Inches
Thickness:    0.8 Inches



Publisher Notes
First Line: The North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance agent promised to fly from Mercy to the other side of Lake Superior at three o'clock.
A novel that takes listeners into a magical and richly peopled world encompassing four generations of African American life. 2 cassettes.



Industry Reviews
"A long story...and better than good. Toni Morrison has earned attention and praise. Few Americans know, and can say, more than she has in this wise and spacious novel."
(09/11/1977)
"...'Song of Solomon' moves like a gravely choreographed procession or dance. The cast of characters, though it feels small and intimate, is large...the bones of Morrison's language participate in every scene, every sidelong comment, in creating the paradox of a degree of racial repression that is...both important and negligible for the reader's experience of the book...The world of Morrison's black Americans...is, after all, the actual world--no exotic island."


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Song of Solomon and it was written by Toni Morrison. This edition of Song of Solomon is in a Audio format. This books publish date is October 1985 and it has a suggested retail price of $18. There are pages in the book and it was published by Random House. The 10 digit ISBN is 0394550382 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780394550381. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.