Solomon's Song is a novel written by an American writer, professor of English and literature, and a 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature , Tony Morrison .
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| Genre | African American Literature |
| Author | Tony morrison |
| Original language | English |
| Date of writing | 1976-1977 |
| Date of first publication | 1977 |
| Publishing house | Alfred knopf |
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The book was published in 1977 and translated into Russian in 1982 by E. Korotkova.
The novel describes the life of a young Negro Macon Grandfather III, later named Doyar, who lives in a small town in Michigan . The book reflects the confrontation of the protagonist with the society in which he has to live and portrays his quest for family jewelry and material independence, which later become the search and knowledge of his family, his roots, himself.
Is it possible for a person to change his character? Yes and no. Theoretically - it is possible, practically - a little real. That is - it is possible, but this is not a simple matter. Since few people seriously set such a task, and nobody taught how to competently work on themselves, usually there are no results. As a result, most experts state that the character does not change.
Genre
The short story, like other works by Tony Morrison, belongs to the genre of "African American literature" and describes the problems and attitudes of the African American people.
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The novel has faced a number of problems and prohibitions in schools throughout the United States since 1993. The literary critic Harold Bloom, in 2000 called the book Song of Solomon "the most constant achievement."
Shortlist.com writes that Solomon's Song is Barack Obama's favorite book on the list: "40 Favorite Books of Famous People." The protagonist was the inspiration for the naming of The Dead Milkmen [1] .