Books of Some Substance

25 - Fly Uncomfortably: Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon


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For Books of Some Substance's 25th episode, Nick is joined by San Francisco State American Literature Professor Sarita Cannon to discuss Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon.

Listen in for insight into 1970s politics, writing books like songs, the importance of myths and ancestry, and Morrison's knack for asking all of the right questions while not giving any of the answers. And, oh yeah, that whole flying thing.

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