The Coming: A Novel
<p>Daniel Black is at the top of his literary game with <i>The Coming</i>, a novel that National Book Award-winning author Charles<br />Johnson (Middle Passage) calls "powerful and beautiful" and "a work to be proud of."</p><p>Lyrical, poetic, and hypnotizing, <i>The Coming</i> tells the story of a people's capture and sojourn from their homelandacross the Middle Passage--a traumatic trip that exposed the strength and<br />resolve of the African spirit. Extreme conditions produce extraordinary insight, and only after being stripped of everything do they discover the unspeakable<br />beauty they once took for granted. This powerful, haunting novel will shake readers to their very souls.</p>