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Jazz

Toni Morrison
Themes:
IdentityHarlem Renaissance
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Diaspora

USA

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Fiction

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Set in 1920s Harlem, a married couple's story following Joe's shooting of his young lover, written in jazz-like rhythms.

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Part of Morrison's trilogy with Beloved and Paradise; experiments with narrative form

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Set in 1920s Harlem, a married couple's story following Joe's shooting of his young lover, written in jazz-like rhythms. Part of Morrison's trilogy with Beloved and Paradise; experiments with narrative form

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