Author: Daniel Black
Narrator: JD Jackson
Unabridged: 4 hr 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Published: 03/28/2017
Lyrical, poetic, and hypnotizing, The Coming tells the story of a people's capture and sojourn from their homeland across the Middle Passage—a traumatic trip that exposed the strength and resolve of the African spirit. Extreme conditions produce extraordinary insight, and only after being stripped of everything do they discover the unspeakable beauty they once took for granted. This powerful, haunting novel will shake listeners to their very souls. "The Coming is powerful. And beautiful. . . . This is a work to be proud of." ---Charles Johnson, National Book Award winner for Middle Passage
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