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Home is a 2012 novel by Toni Morrison that follows a Korean War veteran’s journey back to his racially segregated hometown in the American South, exploring themes of trauma, memory, and belonging.

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instanceOf literaryWork
novel
author Toni Morrison
authorNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States
explores African-American experience in the mid-20th century
gender and power dynamics
psychological effects of war
firstPublicationFormat hardcover
followedBy God Help the Child
follows Korean War veteran
genre African-American literature
fiction
historical fiction
war novel
hasISBN 9780307594167
hasLiteraryForm prose
language English
mainCharacter Frank Money
narrativePerspective third-person narration
narrativeTechnique shifting perspectives
pageCount approximately 160 pages
partOf Toni Morrison bibliography
precededBy A Mercy
protagonist Frank Money
publicationYear 2012
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
settingCountry United States
settingPeriod post–Korean War era
settingRegion American South
theme belonging
family
healing
homecoming
identity
memory
racism
segregation
trauma

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A Mercy followedBy Home
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison notableWork Home
subject linked to: Chloe