Paradise
The acclaimed Nobel Prize winner 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—in prose that soars with the rhythms, grandeur, and tragic arc of an epic poem.
“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 Angeles Times
African Americans
African Americans -- Fiction
African Americans -- Oklahoma -- Fiction
Communal living
Communal living -- Fiction
Communal living -- Oklahoma -- Fiction
Domestic fiction, American
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction, American
Literature
Oklahoma -- Fiction
Women
Women -- Oklahoma -- Fiction
9780307388117
9780804169882
Level 5.8, 17 Points
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 62b24027-1637-25ed-6542-b2d1c6c1c32b |
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Grouping Title | paradise |
Grouping Author | toni morrison |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-03-28 12:14:07PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-03-28 12:16:18PM |
Solr Fields
Martin Luther King Jr.
Franklin
Martin Luther King, Jr. African American Collection
The acclaimed Nobel Prize winner 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—in prose that soars with the rhythms, grandeur, and tragic arc of an epic poem.
“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 Angeles Times
eBook
eBook
9780679433743
9780804169882
Franklin
Martin Luther King Jr.
2007
2014
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Vintage International
African Americans -- Oklahoma -- Fiction
Communal living -- Fiction
Communal living -- Oklahoma -- Fiction
Domestic fiction, American
Historical fiction, American
Oklahoma -- Fiction
Women -- Oklahoma -- Fiction
Paradise / Toni Morrison
African Americans
Communal living
Domestic fiction, American
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction, American
Literature
Women
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