Heaven

Author: Toni Morrison (USA)
Translator: Hu Yunhuan
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Paradise is Toni Morrison's latest work. The book tells the story of nine Black men from a city who attack a nearby convent from 1890 to 1976. It also contains an underlying theme: the struggle of African Americans in the U.S. for racial equality and a paradise-like future. The work explores profound issues such as life and death, and men and women. The author skillfully employs stream of consciousness and multiple perspectives, organically blending mythic and political elements. This allows the work to focus on the fate of African American folk while presenting a magnificent legendary quality, achieving a perfect fusion of classic and popular.