Song of Solomon
Author: Toni Morrison
‘Song of Solomon…profoundly changed my life’ Marlon JamesMacon ‘Milkman’ Dead was born shortly after a neighbourhood 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.In 1930s America Macon learns about the tyranny of white society from his friend Guitar, though he is more concerned with escaping the….Read More
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