Song of Solomon

English language

Published June 8, 2004

ISBN:
978-1-4000-3342-3
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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. This novel won the National Book Critics Circle Award, was chosen for Oprah Winfrey's popular book club, and was cited by the Swedish Academy in awarding Morrison the 1993 Nobel Prize in literature. In 1998, the Radcliffe Publishing Course named it the 25th best English-language novel of the 20th century.

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Song of Solomon

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1) "Downtown the firemen pulled on their greatcoats, but when they arrived at Mercy, Mr. Smith had seen the rose petals, heard the music, and leaped on into the air."

2) "'Yeah. Sweet Hagar. Wonder what her name is.' 'You just said it.' 'I mean her last name. Her daddy's name.' 'Ask Reba.' Guitar paid their bar bill and helped Milkman negotiate to the door. The wind had risen and cooled. Guitar flapped his elbows against the cold. 'Ask anybody but Reba,' said Milkman. 'Reba don't know her own last name.' 'Ask Pilate.' 'Yeah. I'll ask Pilate. Pilate knows. It's in that dumb-ass box hanging from her ear. Her own name and everybody else's. Bet mine's in there too. I'm gonna ask her what my name is. Say, you know how my old man's daddy got his name?' 'Uh uh. How?' 'Cracker gave it to him.' 'Sho'nough?' 'Yep. And he …