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Song of Solomon is a 1977 novel by American author Toni Morrison, her third to be published. It follows the life of Macon "Milkman" Dead III, an African-American man living in Michigan, from birth to adulthood.
Song of Solomon: A Novel. Paperback – June 8, 2004. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An official Oprah Winfrey’s “The Books That Help Me Through” selection • The acclaimed Nobel Prize winner transfigures the coming-of-age story with this brilliantly imagined novel. Includes a new foreword by the author.
Song of Solomon is the most brilliant novel ever written. It is a miracle of voice and style, as is typical of Toni Morrison's prolific œuvre of literary works, but also, it is epic and lyrical and thrilling to read in a way her other novels do not come close to.
‘Song of Solomon’ by Toni Morrison tells the story of an African American named Macon “Milkman” Dead III. The novel begins with the birth of Milkman and traces his life into adulthood. Milkman grows up in a wealthy family but is detached from his cultural heritage.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An official Oprah Winfrey’s “The Books That Help Me Through” selection • The acclaimed Nobel Prize winner transfigures the coming-of-age story with...
Song of Solomon Summary. The novel begins in 1931 with the suicide of an insurance agent named Robert Smith. Smith jumps off the Mercy Hospital, located in an unnamed town in Michigan on the so-called Not Doctor Street. Shortly after this mysterious incident, a woman named Ruth, the daughter of Doctor Foster, for whom Not Doctor Street is named ...
"Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison is a powerful novel that delves into themes of identity, family, and the African American experience. The story follows Macon "Milkman" Dead III, a young man on a journey to discover his roots and heritage.
In fact, Song of Solomon is the first of Morrison’s novels to have a male as a primary protagonist. Song of Solomon draws on diverse mythological traditions, particularly biblical, Greco-Roman, and African to create a uniquely African-American narrative.
SONG OF SOLOMON by Toni Morrison | Review first published Sept. 11, 1977. Toni Morrison’s first two books — “The Bluest Eye” with the purity of its terrors and “Sula” with its dense poetry...
Song of Solomon. Full Book Summary. Robert Smith, an insurance agent in an unnamed Michigan town, leaps off the roof of Mercy Hospital wearing blue silk wings and claiming that he will fly to the opposite shore of Lake Superior. Mr. Smith plummets to his death.