Psychological Fiction
by Toni Morrison · Beloved Trilogy series
In 1926 Harlem, middle-aged Joe Trace shoots his young lover Dorcas, and at her funeral, his wife Violet attacks the girl's corpse. Morrison orchestrates a symphony of voices—Joe, Violet, Dorcas, and the city itself—to explore this crime of passion against the backdrop of the Jazz Age. A lyrical meditation on desire, betrayal, and the improvisational nature of identity and love.
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