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Name: Song of Solomon
Rating: 4.357142857142 (14 reviews)
Author: Toni Morrison

Milkman Dead, born in the Rust Belt, grows up amid the electric dreams and melancholy of a black community that values myth, history, and the quest for personal meaning. As he journeys between his city and the meadows of his family’s roots, he confronts the legacies of invisibility, heritage, and the longing to genuinely understand where he comes from. Toni Morrison blends the contours of family history with the individual's search for identity, depicting a truly resonant coming‑of‑age story set within the vibrant fabric of contemporary African‑American life.

First publish date: 1634

Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction

Authors: Toni Morrison

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