New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2021. SIGNED. 1st/1st. New. First edition. First printing with complete 10 number line starting with 1. Signed by Robert Jones, Jr. on the publisher's bound-in page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. The retailer textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($27.00) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.
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.
A review in The Guardian states, "It is not hyperbole to say that "The Prophets," which explores black queer lives on a Mississippi plantation known among the enslaved as 'Empty', evokes the best of Toni Morrison while being its own distinct and virtuosic work. It is hard to believe this is a debut: where it falters, it does so in the way of ambitious novels – in a bid to innovate."
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Product code: SIGNED, The Prophets, Robert Jones, Jr. retailer First Edition, First Printing, New, 2021