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"The Flagellants is the story of the romantic relationship between Ideal and Jimson. After a brief prologue establishing Ideal’s childhood connection to a black community called “the Bottom,” the novel unfolds as a series of arguments between the couple, representing the historical gender conflicts between black men and women."--eNotes.
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2 editions- Other · English · 1999FlagellantsFarrar, Straus & Giroux · 214 pages · 9780374526566
- Other · English · 1987Beacon Press · 214 pages · 9780807063217
African American womenAfrican AmericansFictionFiction, generalAfrican americans, fiction