Soul City

Touré

Used Hardcover.

“Soul City is a place of uncertain geography founded by escaped slaves who could fly, a miraculous place where flowers grow out of the concrete, music is revered, and ailments are healed by doting grandmothers rather than doctors. According to Soul City legend, the escaped slaves blessed the citizens to live lives confined only by the boundaries of their dreams. Cadillac Jackson, an outsider and a writer trying to capture the essence of the community, falls in love with Mahogany Sunshine, the DJ in the Biscuit Shop and a direct descendant of the flying black folks. He struggles to reconcile what he sees and experiences with black culture lived in the "real" world, while the citizens of Soul City are in the midst of a pivotal mayoral election that will determine the sound track of their lives and the direction of their heritage. Toure, author of the short story collection The Portable Promised Land (2002), offers an imaginative allegory on black culture filled with magic realism and biting social commentary.” - Vanessa Bush. Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved.

ISBN 0316741582

Publisher Little, Brown and Company, 2004.