On Morrison

Serpell is a superlative essayist, and On Morrison a high-flying, fantastically erudite rendition of how Morrison wanted to be read, blending the scholarly and the personal response to her work with seamless flair and conviction -- DIANA EVANS, author of Ordinary People In On Morrison, Serpell applies her prodigious intellect, vast literary archive, and her own calling as a novelist to magnificent effect in this breathtaking, provocative, and refreshing engagement with Morrison as a thinker as well as an artist -- IMANI PERRY, author of South to America A thrilling, candid and immersive study... A necessary book, and a brilliant achievement -- PRETI TANEJA, author of We That Are Young Stunning reconsiderations of Morrison... incisive, tender, and also honest and unsparing -- HANIF ABDURRAQIB, author of A Little Devil in America On Morrison is not simply a literary miracle; it is a cultural feat, a damn near perfect concoction made maybe once in a generation... we should be thankful to share the earth with this art object -- KIESE LAYMON, author of Heavy: An American Memoir Morrison gave me language to understand the voices of my African-American kin. In this brilliant book, Namwali Serpell invites the reader into an intimate conversation. She is scholar - with an incisive intellect and a questing spirit. And she is literary bestie: accessible, challenging and illuminating -- ELLAH P. WAKATAMA As gripping as it is intellectually brilliant... a lucid and revelatory close-read of all of her work... On Morrison is a classic -- CATHY PARK HONG, author of Minor Feelings An impressive, nuanced work of scholarship * Kirkus, starred review * Insightful and stimulating... Through exceptional close readings and sharp analyses, Serpell puts Morrison’s genius on full display. This will enthrall Morrison fans and cultivate new ones * Publishers Weekly, starred review *