An unforgettable and transformative novel that explores race and gender with scorching insight from the Nobel-prize winning author of Beloved. Into a white millionaire's Caribbean mansion comes Jadine, a sophisticated graduate of the Sorbonne, art historian - a black American now living in Paris and Rome. Then there's Son, a criminal on the run, uneducated, violent, contemptuous - a young American black of extreme beauty from small-town Florida. As Morrison follows their affair, she charts all the nuances of obligation and ...
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An unforgettable and transformative novel that explores race and gender with scorching insight from the Nobel-prize winning author of Beloved. Into a white millionaire's Caribbean mansion comes Jadine, a sophisticated graduate of the Sorbonne, art historian - a black American now living in Paris and Rome. Then there's Son, a criminal on the run, uneducated, violent, contemptuous - a young American black of extreme beauty from small-town Florida. As Morrison follows their affair, she charts all the nuances of obligation and betrayal between blacks and whites, masters and servants, and men and women. Winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow award for achievement in American fiction 'Toni Morrison was a quintessential, unabashedly American writer. Like her fellow giant, Walt Whitman, her work was, above all, audacious. She seized the landscape with a flourish and wove it, unwove it and put it back together' Bonnie Greer, Guardian
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 9780452264793.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 9780452264793.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 9780099760214.
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New. An unforgettable and transformative novel that explores race and gender with scorching insight from the Nobel-prize winning author of Beloved. Into a white millionaire's Caribbean mansion comes Jadine, a sophisticated graduate of the Sorbonne, art historian-a black American now living in Paris.
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None. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. London: Chatto & Windus, 1981. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5". None. The first UK edition of Toni Morrison's interesting novel 'Tar Baby' about the love story between two Black Americans, Jadine and Son. Held in the original publisher's unclipped dustwrapper. The first UK edition of this work. Held in the original publisher's unclipped dustwrapper. 'Tar Baby' is a novel about a love affair between Jadine and Son, who were both from very different worlds; Jadine is a graduate of the Sorbonne and a fashion model, and Son is an impoverished and strong-minded man. The novel follows them as they return to the U.S. from the Caribbean, tring to find a home together where they can both be at home. Written by Toni Morrison, a prolific American novelist who is well known for her works writing about the lives of black women in America. Her other novels include 'The Bluest Eye', 'Song of Solomon', and 'Paradise'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper, with some discolouration to the extremities. Small mark to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.
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None. Near Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. London: Chatto and Windus, 1981. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of this 'audacious and hypnotic' novel from Toni Morrison. This novel portrays a love affair between Jadine and Son, two Black Americans from very different worlds. Jadine is a beautiful Sorbonne graduate and fashion model who has been sponsored into wealth and privilege by the Streets, a wealthy white family who employ Jadine's aunt and uncle as domestic servants. Son is an impoverished, strong-minded man who washes up at the Streets' estate on a Caribbean island. As Jadine and Son come together, their affair ruptures the illusions and self-deceptions that held together the world and relationships at the estate. In a green cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper is smart, with just a few instances of foxing to the rear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with just some spotting to the textblock edge. Bookseller's label to front pastedown. Near Fine.
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None. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. London: Chatto and Windus, 1981. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of this, 'audacious and hypnotic' novel from Toni Morrison. This novel portrays a love affair between Jadine and Son, two Black Americans from very different worlds. Jadine is a beautiful Sorbonne graduate and fashion model who has been sponsored into wealth and privilege by the Streets, a wealthy white family who employ Jadine's aunt and uncle as domestic servants. Son is an impoverished, strong-minded man who washes up at the Streets' estate on a Caribbean island. As Jadine and Son come together, their affair ruptures the illusions and self-deceptions that held together the world and relationships at the estate. In a green cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Some light discolouration and bumping to the spine, and one mark to the board. Dustwrapper is smart, though with some slight edgewear (including a couple of chips) and some marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a couple of pencil annotations. Near Fine.
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A slight tan to the page edges. Minor Shelfwear. Previous owners name inside front page. Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good. B-format paperback. 320 p. Picador Books . On a Caribbean island lives Valerian and his wife Margaret. In the same household are their two black servants and their educated niece, Jadine. Into this environment comes Son, a black American on the run, who disrupts all of their lives. Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for "Beloved".
