Song of Solomon (novel)
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For other uses, see Song of Solomon (disambiguation).
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.
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Author | Toni Morrison |
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Country | United States |
Genre | African-American literature |
Publisher | Alfred Knopf, Inc. |
Publication date | 1977 |
Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
Pages | 337 |
ISBN | 0-394-49784-8 |
OCLC | 15366961 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3563.O8749 S6 1987 |
Preceded by | Sula |
Followed by | Tar Baby |
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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.[1] In 1998, the Radcliffe Publishing Course named it the 25th best English-language novel of the 20th century.[2]