'A book full of marvels' New Yorker
The American Deep South, in the 1970s. Velma Henry, once a formidable political activist, has grown weary and disillusioned with the fight for civil rights. She wants to end it all. But then she finds herself in the hands of a Black faith community, and the fabled healer Minnie Ransom. As she works through the rage and fear of her traumatic past, Velma finds herself changing, becoming whole and, maybe, free. The Salt Eaters is a boldly optimistic, profound exploration of memory, the self, power and Black health as liberation.
'A hymn to individual courage' The Times Literary Supplement
'Her characters inhabit the nonlinear, sacred space and sacred time of traditional African religion' The New York Times Book Review
| ISBN: | 9780241521380 |
| Publication date: | 7th October 2021 |
| Author: | Toni Cade Bambara |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Politics |
'A book full of marvels' New Yorker
The American Deep South, in the 1970s. Velma Henry, once a formidable political activist, has grown weary and disillusioned with the fight for civil rights. She wants to end it all. But then she finds herself in the hands of a Black faith community, and the fabled healer Minnie Ransom. As she works through the rage and fear of her traumatic past, Velma finds herself changing, becoming whole and, maybe, free. The Salt Eaters is a boldly optimistic, profound exploration of memory, the self, power and Black health as liberation.
'A hymn to individual courage' The Times Literary Supplement
'Her characters inhabit the nonlinear, sacred space and sacred time of traditional African religion' The New York Times Book Review
The Salt Eaters features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Politics
The Salt Eaters is available in Paperback
The Salt Eaters was written by Toni Cade Bambara and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Salt Eaters has 304 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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