Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

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Ravishingly beautiful and emotionally incendiary, Tar Baby is Toni Morrison’s reinvention of the love story. Jadine Childs is a black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a black fugitive who embodies everything she... read more

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HE BELIEVED he was safe.

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Toni Morrison (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1981
ISBN: 0-394-42329-1
Page Count: 320

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Library of Congress: PS3563.O8749 T37 1981
Dewey: 813.54

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Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › African American › Morrison, Toni
Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › Morrison, Toni
Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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