num_pages: 213
description: Leon Forrest, acclaimed author of Divine Days , uses a remarkable verbal intensity to evoke human tragedy, injustice, and spirituality in his writing. As Toni Morrison has said, "All of Forrest's novels explore the complex legacy of Afro-Americans. Like an insistent tide this history . . . swells and recalls America's past. . . . Brooding, hilarious, acerbic and profoundly valued life has no more astute observer than Leon Forrest." All of that is on display here in two novels that give readers a breathtaking view of the human experience, filled with humor and pathos.
language: English
title: There Is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden
titlecomplete: There Is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden (Phoenix Fiction)
genres: American, United States, Fiction, The United States Of America, 20th Century, Literature, Novels, African American
ratings_count: 71
series: Forrest County
publisher: University of Chicago Press