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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First edition. Fine/Fine. Very nearly Fine book in like jacket, unclipped and showing original price of $8.95. Bright topstain. A bit of foxing to the closed textblock and minor wrinkling along bottom edge of front jacket panel. In all, a lovely, bright, and unread example of this Nobel Prize winning novel. Signed by the author on the title page. Following the life of Macon "Milkman" Dead III from birth to death, the novel presents in a raw and complex way the coming-of-age of an African American man. As Milkman comes to adulthood, he inevitably confronts the intersections of Black and white communities, the impact of forced migration and slavery on his family, and the question of how this history affects his own identity. As he reaches toward self-realization, it becomes clear that one can never be fully independent from their family. Met with widespread acclaim from its release, Song of Solomon won Morrison the Nobel Prize for literature, in…

Song of Solomon is a 1977 novel by Toni Morrison. The book was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. It follows the life of an African-American man called Macon 'Milkman' Dead III, as he grows from an odd, self-indulgent youth into a powerful and understanding man.