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Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon Paperback - 1978

by Morrison, Toni


About this book

Song of Solomon is Nobel-prize winner Toni Morrison's third novel, published in 1977 by Alfred A. Knopf. It tells the story of Macon "Milkman" Dead III, a young African-American living in an unnamed mid-western city in the mid-nineteenth century as he seeks to discover his own identity and relationship to the world he lives in and uncovers his family's history. Winner of the National Book Critics Award, it has faced numerous school bans and challenges since publication. Former U.S. President Barack Obama reportedly listed it as his favorite book.

Summary

Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood 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. With this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison transfigures the coming-of-age story as audaciously as Saul Bellow or Gabriel Garcia Marquez. As she follows Milkman from his rustbelt city to the place of his family's origins, Morrison introduces an entire cast of strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins, the inhabitants of a fully realized black world.From the Trade Paperback edition.

First Edition Identification

Originally published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1977, the first edition is black cloth in a pictorial yellow jacket with black and burgundy lettering. It states “First Edition” on the copyright page and has a dust-jacket price of $8.95. The rear jacket flap has a photo of the author.  First U.S. editions typically run between $150-250, with signed copies often available for $300-750.

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  • Title Song of Solomon
  • Author Morrison, Toni
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Thus
  • Pages 352
  • Language EN
  • Publisher Signet, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Date 1978-11-01
  • ISBN 9780451158284
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