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The Prophets
By : Robert Jones Jr.
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Book Synopsis :
A novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence.Isaiah was Samuel?s and Samuel was Isaiah?s. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older man?a fellow slave?seeks to gain favor by preaching the master?s gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuel?s love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantation?s harmony.With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr. fiercely summons the voices of slaver and the enslaved alike to tell the story of these two men; from Amos the preacher to the calculating slave-master himself to the
Book Detail :
Author : Robert Jones Jr.
Pages : 400 pages
Publisher : G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 52576333-the-prophets
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