The Prophets
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Category - Fiction / Historical Fiction
Format - Hardcover
Condition - New
Listed - 8 months ago
Views - 6
Wishes - 1
Ships From - New York
Est. Publication Date - Jan 2021
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Finalist for the National Book Award Instant New York Times Bestseller "May this book cast its spell on all of us, restore to us some memory of our most warrior and softest selves." —The New York Time...
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Bookin’ on a Budget
20 book reviews
Feb 25, 2024
In The Prophets, Robert Jones, Jr., tells the story of enslaved lovers Samuel and Isaiah through lyrical vignettes from the lovers and the people around them as they navigate a Mississippi plantation rightfully called Empty. In this book, Jones undertakes the unearthing of the forgotten: of ancestor...
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Maddie Habron
305 book reviews
Jul 26, 2023
I rated The Prophets 3.5/5 stars. Content warning for violence, abuse, enslavement, sexual abuse, kidnapping, mass atrocities and related topics. I liked pieces of this novel, but on the whole it didn't come together for me. I liked the historical threads and the contemporary narrative, but the poet...
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