Paradise (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Toni Morrison
- First Published: 1998
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: 1890-1976
- Setting: Ruby, Oklahoma
- Principal Characters: Zechariah Morgan, Steward and Deacon Morgan, Consolata (Connie) Sosa, Mavis Albright, Gigi (Grace) Gibson, Seneca, Pallas Truelove, Lone DuPres
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Sin or Original sin, God, Spiritual life or spirituality, Good and evil, Survivalism, Houses, mansions, or manors
- Locales: Ruby, OK
Paradise, Toni Morrison’s first novel since she was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, has been eagerly awaited. It spans more than eighty years, beginning with the founding of Haven, Oklahoma, by a group of former slaves (the Old Fathers) led by Zechariah Morgan, after they are turned away by lighter citizens of an all-black town (ironically named Fairly) because their skins are too dark. This bitter event, known as the Disallowing, is reenacted each Christmas season in Haven, which thrives until the hard years of the Depression and Dust Bowl.
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