A new edition of a National Book Award finalist follows a black faith healer whose shrewd observations about human nature are told with the rich lyricism of the oral storytelling tradition.From the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The...

The new edition of an American masterpiece, this is the harrowing story of Ursa Corregidora, a blues singer in the early 20th century forced to confront the inherited trauma of slavery. Selected and first edited by Toni Morrison, it is...

AN EPIC TALE OF LOVE AND LIBERATION, SET IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY BRAZIL'I fell asleep and dreamed of Palmares, where one's true place in the world was said to be the same as any free man's or woman's . . . 'From plantation to plantation,...

"Palmares" ist ein episches historisches Drama von Gayl Jones, das in der afro-brasilianischen Gemeinde Palmares spielt. Das Buch folgt einer jungen Sklavin namens Almeyda, die sich auf eine Reise begibt, um ihre verlorene Heimat zu...

[Hopefully quotes for this book, but in the meantime, quotes for Palmares]Praise for Palmares'Gayl Jones is a literary legend . . . A once-in-a-lifetime work of literature, the kind that changes your understanding of the world' Yara...

A wide-ranging collection, including two novellas and ten stories exploring complex identities, from the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The Healing, and Palmares“Gayl Jones’s work represents a watershed in American literature. From a...