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A Mercy
First US edition
AuthorToni Morrison
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreAfrican-American literature Historical Fiction
PublisherKnopf
Publication date
November 11, 2008
Media typePrint (hardback, large print), unabridged audio CD, audiobook download, eBook
Pages176 pp (hardcover edition)
ISBN978-0-307-26423-7
OCLC212855125
Dewey Decimal
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3563.O8749 M47 2008
Preceded byLove 
Followed byHome 

A Mercy is Toni Morrison's ninth novel. It was published in 2008. Set in colonial America in the late 17th century, it is the story of a European farmer, his purchased wife, and his growing household of indentured or enslaved white, Native American, and African characters.[1] It made the New York Times Book Review list of "10 Best Books of 2008" as chosen by the paper's editors.[2] In Fall 2010, A Mercy was chosen for the One Book, One Chicago program.[3]

  1. ^ "A MERCY". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "The 10 Best Books of 2008". The New York Times. December 3, 2008.
  3. ^ One Book, One Chicago.

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