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Sinossi
Isaiah era di Samuel e Samuel di Isaiah. Così era sin dal principio, e così doveva essere fino alla fine. Nella fattoria badavano agli animali, ma anche a se stessi, trasformando la scuderia in un rifugio, un luogo di intimità e speranza in un mondo governato dai padroni. Ma quando un uomo più anziano, un altro compagno di schiavitù, comincia a predicare il vangelo dell'uomo bianco per ottenerne il favore, ecco che la solidarietà e l'unione tra gli schiavi s'incrinano. E l'amore tra Isaiah e Samuel, prima così semplice e naturale, inizia a essere visto come peccaminoso e come una minaccia per l'armonia dell'intera piantagione. Con una scrittura lirica già paragonata dalla critica a quella di Toni Morrison, "I profeti" dà voce a vittime e carnefici in un racconto polifonico di rara intensità. Un romanzo in cui prende forma l'eredità di un passato doloroso sulle generazioni a venire, ma anche pagine infuse di speranza, bellezza e verità, a dimostrazione del potere eroico dell'amore.
- ISBN: 8820072300
- Casa Editrice: Frassinelli
- Pagine: 345
- Data di uscita: 28-09-2021
Recensioni
This is a magnificent novel. Truly. At its heart, it is a love story set against the brutality of slavery. The bond Isaiah and Samuel share is so beautifully written, so romantic, so powerful. I loved everything about this novel. There were so many rich, fascinating secondary characters--Be Auntie,
I’ve followed Robert Jones Jr. through his Son of Baldwin Facebook account for awhile now, and I’ve always appreciated his takes on anti-Black racism, as well as finding radical joy amidst white supremacy in the United States. I liked his centering of queer Black love between two enslaved men in his Leggi tutto
Before I get into how I feel about this, I have to say how perturbed I am seeing all the scathing reviews on here from (mostly) white people. There’s no possible way anyone can try to convince me that this is a bad book. I’ll go on to say that if you are not Black, you are in no position to be overl Leggi tutto
Here’s a glimpse at what will likely happen if The Prophets is picked for the standard 10-person neighborhood book club: One person absolutely loves it and raves about its powerful storytelling, poetic writing, and biblical allusions. This person is probably on Goodreads regularly (Hi friends!!!!) a Leggi tutto
I read this novel in a way that was different from how I read any other book. I was just under halfway through. So many characters and the biblical references at times eluded me. I’m sure I missed the nuances, to say nothing of the fact that this was so difficult to read. I stopped and moved forward Leggi tutto
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!! fulfilling book riot's 2020 read harder challenge task #11: Read a debut novel by a queer author set on a plantation in antebellum mississippi, this is a story about two slaves—isaiah and samuel—who find respite from the brutality of their lives in their love for each other, and ho Leggi tutto
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