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by Toni Morrison

At the outset, this might seem like minor Morrison (A Mercy, 2008, etc.), not only because its length is borderline novella,... Full review >

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LOVE

by Toni Morrison

One of Morrison’s finest, and a heartening return to Nobel–worthy form. Full review >

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A MERCY

by Toni Morrison

Better seen as a lengthy prose poem than a novel, this allusive, elusive little gem adds its own shadowy luster to the Nobel... Full review >

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SONG OF SOLOMON

by Toni Morrison

The gut-soul of Roots, with which this will be recklessly, inevitably linked, and a handsome display of a major talent. Full review >

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TAR BABY

by Toni Morrison

Scouring contemporary insights—in prose as lithe and potent as vines in a rain forest. Full review >

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