About This Book
An immensely persuasive work of literary criticism that opens a new chapter in the American dialogue on race—and promises to change the way we read American literature—from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner Morrison shows how much the themes of freedom and individualism, manhood and innocence, depend...
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2h 11m
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180 WPM
1h 35m
average reader
250 WPM
1h 8m
fast reader
350 WPM
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