Song of Solomon

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literary work novel

Song of Solomon is a critically acclaimed novel by Toni Morrison that explores African American identity, family history, and the search for personal freedom through the life of its protagonist, Milkman Dead.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	literary work → novel →
author	Toni Morrison →
awarded	National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction →
character	Guitar Bains → Hagar → Macon Dead Jr. → Pilate Dead → Ruth Foster Dead →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	critically acclaimed →
explores	African American history → class and wealth → intergenerational trauma → masculinity →
firstEditionFormat	hardcover →
followedBy	Tar Baby →
genre	African-American literature → magical realism → social novel →
hasSymbol	flight → gold → names →
includedIn	Time magazine list of 100 best English-language novels since 1923 →
intendedAudience	adult readers →
language	English →
literaryMovement	postmodern literature →
mainCharacter	Milkman Dead →
narrativePerspective	third-person narration →
notableRecognition	selection for Oprah's Book Club →
partOf	Toni Morrison bibliography →
precededBy	Sula →
protagonist	Milkman Dead →
publicationYear	1977 →
publisher	Alfred A. Knopf →
setting	Michigan → Pennsylvania →
settingPeriod	20th century →
theme	African American identity → ancestry → community and isolation → family history → flight and escape → myth and folklore → search for personal freedom → violence and racism →
titleAlludesTo	Song of Songs →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison → Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison → Toni Morrison →	notableWork
Tar Baby →	followsWork
Toni Morrison bibliography →	includesNotableWork
Beloved →	precededBy