The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara

The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara

A community of Black faith healers witness an event that will change their lives forever in this "hard-nosed, wise, funny" novel (Los Angeles Times).

One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years

Set in a fictional city in the American South, the novel also "inhabits the nonlinear, sacred space and sacred time of traditional African religion" (The New York Times Book Review).

Though they all united in their search for the healing properties of salt, some of them are centered, some are off-balance; some are frightened, and some are daring. From the men who live off welfare women to the mud mothers who carry their children in their hides, the novel brilliantly explores the narcissistic aspect of despair and the tremendous responsibility that comes with physical, spiritual, and mental well-being.

Toni Cade Bambara is the author of Gorilla My Love and Seabirds Are Still Alive, two short story collections, and The Salt Eaters, a book. She has also edited two collections of short stories for black people: The Black Woman and Tales and Short Stories for Black Folks. Her work has been published in a number of publications and has been translated into multiple languages. She passed away in 1995.

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ISBN 13	9780679740766
ISBN 10	0679740767
Title	The Salt Eaters
Author	Toni Cade Bambara
Series	Vintage Contemporaries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1992-06-30
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.