The Salt Eaters (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
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- Author: Toni Cade Bambara
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Fable
- Subjects: African Americans, 1970’s, Self-discovery, Suicide, South or Southerners, Nature, Supernatural, Spiritual life or spirituality, Georgia, Life, philosophy of, Visions, epiphanies, or revelations
- Locales: Claybourne, GA
The Salt Eaters chronicles the mental crisis of Velma Henry, a community activist, and efforts to restore her to health. Minnie Ransom is the faith healer who employs nontraditional methods to mend her disturbed client. The treatment takes place in a medical facility where skeptical interns and traditional medical professionals witness the healing as if in attendance at a theatrical performance. Velma, shaky, dirty, vulnerable, and underdressed in a hospital gown, is seated before the aged healer Minnie, who is swaddled in flowing robes and adorned in handcrafted ornaments. Face...
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