"The Coming is powerful. And beautiful...This is a
work to be proud of."--Charles Johnson, National Book Award
winner for Middle Passage
Lyrical, poetic, and hypnotizing, The Coming tells the story
of a people's capture and sojourn from their homeland across the
Middle Passage--a traumatic trip that exposed the strength and
resolve of the African spirit. Extreme conditions produce
extraordinary insight, and only after being stripped of everything do
they discover the unspeakable beauty they once took for granted. This
powerful, haunting novel will shake readers to their very souls.
"Part homage to the proud and diverse cultures of Africa,
part nightmare of the people stolen from those lands, The Coming
seduces us with poetry, then breaks our hearts, but ultimately
inspires us to celebrate the indomitable soul of humanity."
—George Weinstein, author of Hardscrabble Road