Song of Solomon

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The Song of Solomon is a novel by Toni Morrison, published in 1977. It was the first African American novel since Native Son to be a Book-of-the-Month Club main selection.1

The novel blends African American folklore, history, and literary tradition to explore the moral and spiritual revival of its male protagonist, Macon Dead. This revival is guided by his aunt, Pilate, one of Morrison's unconventional heroines.1

The title is also shared with a book from the Old Testament, which is a collection of love poems. While attributed to Solomon, the authorship is uncertain, and the poems are generally interpreted as secular celebrations of human love.234

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African American literature
Toni Morrison
…major work of the 1970s, Song of Solomon (1977), the first African American novel since Native Son to be a Book-of-the-Month Club main selection. Song of Solomon blends African American folklore, history, and literary tradition to celebrate the moral and spiritual revival of Macon Dead, the first male protagonist in…
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…major work of the 1970s, Song of Solomon (1977), the first African American novel since Native Son to be a Book-of-the-Month Club main selection. Song of Solomon blends African American folklore, history, and literary tradition to celebrate the moral and spiritual revival of Macon Dead, the first male protagonist in…
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American literature
African American literature
(1970), Sula (1973), Song of Solomon (1977), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), and Paradise (1998), Toni Morrison created a strikingly original fiction that sounded different notes from lyrical recollection to magic realism. Like Ellison, Morrison drew on diverse literary and folk influences and dealt with important phases
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(1970), Sula (1973), Song of Solomon (1977), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), and Paradise (1998), Toni Morrison created a strikingly original fiction that sounded different notes from lyrical recollection to magic realism. Like Ellison, Morrison drew on diverse literary and folk influences and dealt with important phases
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Toni Morrison
Sula, Song of Solomon, and Tar Baby
Her next novel, Song of Solomon (1977), featured a male narrator in search of his identity and incorporated elements of magical realism; its publication brought Morrison to national attention, and it won that year’s National Book Critics Circle Award. It was followed by Tar Baby (1981), which is…
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Her next novel, Song of Solomon (1977), featured a male narrator in search of his identity and incorporated elements of magical realism; its publication brought Morrison to national attention, and it won that year’s National Book Critics Circle Award. It was followed by Tar Baby (1981), which is…
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