Item Details

• Place hold
• Nearby items on shelf

• Bibligraphic Information

  Title

  The prophets : a novel

  Author

  Jones, Robert, Jr., 1971- author.  

  Publisher:

  G. P. Putnam's Sons,

  Pub date:

  [2021]

  Physical desc:

  388 pages ;

  ISBN:

  9780593085684

  Copy info:

  1 copy available in Shelved by call number, A-L 4th Floor, N-Z 3rd Floor.
  1 copy total in all locations.

  • 9780593085684
  • Holdings

    HOLDINGS

    Call number	Copies	Material	Location
    PS3610 .O627677 P76 2021	1	Book	Shelved by call number, A-L 4th Floor, N-Z 3rd Floor

• Enriched Content

  The prophets : a novel
  Jones, Robert, Jr., 1971- author.
  
  
  

  ---

  Quick Links

  ---

  
  

• Related Articles

  The prophets : a novel
  Jones, Robert, Jr., 1971- author.
  

• MARC Record

  The prophets : a novel
  Jones, Robert, Jr., 1971- author.
  

  ISBN:

  9780593085684

  ISBN:

  059308568X

  ISBN:

  (ISBN invalid)9780593085707

  ISBN:

  (ISBN invalid)9780593329023

  Personal Author:

  Jones, Robert, Jr., 1971- author.

  Title:

  The prophets : a novel / Robert Jones, Jr.

  Publication info:

  New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2021]

  Physical descrip:

  388 pages ; 24 cm

  Summary:

  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 the betrayal that threatens their existence. Isaiah was Samuel's and Samuel was Isaiah's. 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 sanctuary, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when a older man - a fellow slave - seeks to gain favor by preaching the master's gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuel's love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantation's 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 surrounds them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. As tensions build and the weight of centuries - of ancestors and future generations to come - culminates in a climactic reckoning, The Prophets 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.

  Subject term:

  Enslaved persons--United States--Fiction.

  Subject term:

  African American gay men--Fiction.

  Subject term:

  Gay men, Black--United States--Fiction.

  Geographic term:

  United States

  Genre:

  Romance fiction. fast (OCoLC)fst01921732

  Genre:

  Historical fiction. fast (OCoLC)fst01726640

  Genre:

  Gay fiction. fast (OCoLC)fst01986220

  Genre:

  Fiction fast (OCoLC)fst01423787

  Genre:

  Gay fiction. lcgft

  Genre:

  Love stories. gsafd

  Genre:

  Romance fiction. lcgft

  Genre:

  Historical fiction. lcgft

________________________________________________

ISBN:

9780593085684

ISBN:

059308568X

ISBN:

(ISBN invalid)9780593085707

ISBN:

(ISBN invalid)9780593329023

Personal Author:

Jones, Robert, Jr., 1971- author.

Title:

The prophets : a novel / Robert Jones, Jr.

Publication info:

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2021]

Physical descrip:

388 pages ; 24 cm

Summary:

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 the betrayal that threatens their existence. Isaiah was Samuel's and Samuel was Isaiah's. 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 sanctuary, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when a older man - a fellow slave - seeks to gain favor by preaching the master's gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuel's love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantation's 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 surrounds them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. As tensions build and the weight of centuries - of ancestors and future generations to come - culminates in a climactic reckoning, The Prophets 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.

Subject term:

Enslaved persons--United States--Fiction.

Subject term:

African American gay men--Fiction.

Subject term:

Gay men, Black--United States--Fiction.

Geographic term:

United States

Genre:

Romance fiction. fast (OCoLC)fst01921732

Genre:

Historical fiction. fast (OCoLC)fst01726640

Genre:

Gay fiction. fast (OCoLC)fst01986220

Genre:

Fiction fast (OCoLC)fst01423787

Genre:

Gay fiction. lcgft

Genre:

Love stories. gsafd

Genre:

Romance fiction. lcgft

Genre:

Historical fiction. lcgft