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Fiction.
African American Fiction.
Literature.
Historical Fiction.
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In prose that soars with the rhythms, grandeur, and tragic arc of an epic poem, Toni Morrison challenges our most fiercely held beliefs as she weaves folklore and history, memory and myth into an unforgettable meditation on race, religion, gender, and a far-off past that is ever present. ??They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time.? So begins Toni Morrison??s Paradise, which opens with a horrifying scene of mass violence and chronicles its genesis in an all-black small town in rural Oklahoma. Founded by the descendants of freed slaves and survivors in exodus from a hostile world, the patriarchal community of Ruby is built on righteousness, rigidly enforced moral law, and fear. But seventeen miles away, another group of exiles has gathered in a promised land of their own. And it is upon these women in flight from death and despair that nine male citizens of Ruby will lay their pain, their terror, and their murderous rage. ??A fascinating story, wonderfully detailed. . . . The town is the stage for a profound and provocative debate.? ??Los Ange… (más)
tangentialine: I love how the structure is similar, but also how in both books there is attention to some key characters and a focus on racial tension and the heritage of the past. And the language is breathtakingly gorgeous in both books.
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For many are the pleasant forms which exist in numerous sings, and incontinencies, and disgraceful passions and fleeting pleasures, which (men) embrace until they become sober and go up to their resting place. And they will find me there, and they will live, and they will not die again.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Lois
Primeras palabras
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They shoot the white girl first.
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Now they will rest before shouldering the endless work they were created to do down here in Paradise.
Fiction.
African American Fiction.
Literature.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:
In prose that soars with the rhythms, grandeur, and tragic arc of an epic poem, Toni Morrison challenges our most fiercely held beliefs as she weaves folklore and history, memory and myth into an unforgettable meditation on race, religion, gender, and a far-off past that is ever present. ??They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time.? So begins Toni Morrison??s Paradise, which opens with a horrifying scene of mass violence and chronicles its genesis in an all-black small town in rural Oklahoma. Founded by the descendants of freed slaves and survivors in exodus from a hostile world, the patriarchal community of Ruby is built on righteousness, rigidly enforced moral law, and fear. But seventeen miles away, another group of exiles has gathered in a promised land of their own. And it is upon these women in flight from death and despair that nine male citizens of Ruby will lay their pain, their terror, and their murderous rage. ??A fascinating story, wonderfully detailed. . . . The town is the stage for a profound and provocative debate.? ??Los Ange