Song of Solomon
American novelist, 1931–2019. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988.
Song of Solomon is a 1977 novel by Toni Morrison.
In magical realism, family saga, Black American
On 4 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Toni Morrison
- First published
- 1977
- Length
- 448 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Black American, Magical realism, Family saga
Is Song of Solomon worth reading?
4 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian) and Oprah's Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Oprah's Book Club picks (Oprah's Book Club, 1996-) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 40 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Song of Solomon
The edition we link to is the Vintage paperback (1998), 448 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage (paperback, 1998)
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN
- 9780099768418
How critics, prizes and readers rate Song of Solomon
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 26% of the points available on critics' lists, against 15% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Song of Solomon
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