Recitatif : : a Story

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Call Number: Fiction / Morrison, Toni, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Morrison, Toni
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

In this 1983 short story about race and the relationships that shape us through life, Twyla and Roberta, friends since childhood who are seemingly at opposite ends of every problem as they grow older, cannot deny the deep bond their shared experience has forged between them.
Twyla and Roberta have known each other since they were eight years old, roommates in the St. Bonaventure shelter. After losing touch, they meet several times by accident. Seemingly at opposite ends of every problem, and in disagreement each time they meet, the two cannot deny the deep bond their shared experience has forged between them. -- adapted from jacket

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Perfect submitted by gpapp on July 26, 2022, 4:49pm A perfect short story, firmly belonging in the canon along with the best that Chekhov, Hemingway, Flannery O'Connor, and O. Henry gave us. Zadie Smith's forward is such a rich addition to the work, it will be considered the definitive edition of this work for a long time to come.