Louis in 1917 ( read more about that event here).īut there are other elements of the book that take us in directions we haven’t seen Morrison go before. (The Virginia back story might recall the backcountry in Morrison's Song of Solomon readers also learn that Dorcas and her family were survivors of a horrific anti-Black massacre in East St. For Joe Trace and Violet Trace, that starting point is in Virginia for Dorcas, it’s in East St. And there are important backstories for all of the characters living in Harlem (and sometimes Baltimore) that usually starts in the South. There’s a mysterious violent event - the shooting of Dorcas - that we’re told about in the opening sentences, which much of the novel will steadily unpack. Toni Morrison told interviewers she thought that Jazz was her favorite from among her body of work, which may be surprising to some, considering she published this novel shortly after her two great masterpieces, Song of Solomon and Beloved.Īs with both of the other novels mentioned, Jazz involves an interplay between the past and present. Toni Morrison : A Teaching and Learning Resource Collection Main Menu Overviews of Toni Morrison's Fiction Overviews of Toni Morrison's Eleven published novels Overviews of Toni Morrison's Nonfiction and Drama Reception Histories Reception Histories: Toni Morrison's fiction Toni Morrison: Critical Overviews Toni Morrison: Biographical Note Biographical Overview of Toni Morrison's Life and Career Who Gets to be the 'Great American Writer'? Toni Morrison and Oprah's Book Club Maps and Data A Path Pointing to Maps and Data Related to Toni Morrison's Writings Amardeep Singh c185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1 'Jazz' (1992): Overview and Links 1 T11:46:50-04:00 Amardeep Singh c185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1 203 7 Overview and links related to Morrison's 'Jazz' plain T10:36:44-04:00 Amardeep Singh c185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1 Please enable Javascript and reload the page. This site requires Javascript to be turned on.

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