When his mother dies, Muna travels to the capital of twelfth-century Japan, a bewildering city on the verge of revolution. He finds a haven there, as servant to the great swordsmith, Fukuji. Only then will he have power and a name to be reckoned with. Only then will he become a man. Sounder - William H. Armstrong 128 pages.
Sounder is a novel of courage and love that binds a black family together in the Deep South.
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