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The Prophets
400 pages | Hardcover
InstantĀ New York TimesĀ Bestseller
A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence.
Isaiah was Samuelās and Samuel was Isaiahās. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older manāa fellow slaveāseeks to gain favor by preaching the masterās gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuelās love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantationās harmony.
With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. As tensions build and the weight of centuriesāof ancestors and future generations to comeāculminates in a climactic reckoning,Ā The ProphetsĀ masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love.
A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence.
Isaiah was Samuelās and Samuel was Isaiahās. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older manāa fellow slaveāseeks to gain favor by preaching the masterās gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuelās love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantationās harmony.
With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. As tensions build and the weight of centuriesāof ancestors and future generations to comeāculminates in a climactic reckoning,Ā The ProphetsĀ masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love.
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400 pages | Hardcover
InstantĀ New York TimesĀ Bestseller
A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence.
Isaiah was Samuelās and Samuel was Isaiahās. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older manāa fellow slaveāseeks to gain favor by preaching the masterās gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuelās love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantationās harmony.
With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. As tensions build and the weight of centuriesāof ancestors and future generations to comeāculminates in a climactic reckoning,Ā The ProphetsĀ masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love.
A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence.
Isaiah was Samuelās and Samuel was Isaiahās. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older manāa fellow slaveāseeks to gain favor by preaching the masterās gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuelās love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantationās harmony.
With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. As tensions build and the weight of centuriesāof ancestors and future generations to comeāculminates in a climactic reckoning,Ā The ProphetsĀ masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love.
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400 pages | Hardcover
InstantĀ New York TimesĀ Bestseller
A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence.
Isaiah was Samuelās and Samuel was Isaiahās. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older manāa fellow slaveāseeks to gain favor by preaching the masterās gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuelās love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantationās harmony.
With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. As tensions build and the weight of centuriesāof ancestors and future generations to comeāculminates in a climactic reckoning,Ā The ProphetsĀ masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love.
A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence.
Isaiah was Samuelās and Samuel was Isaiahās. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older manāa fellow slaveāseeks to gain favor by preaching the masterās gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuelās love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantationās harmony.
With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. As tensions build and the weight of centuriesāof ancestors and future generations to comeāculminates in a climactic reckoning,Ā The ProphetsĀ masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love.
