Love And Hope Are At The Heart Of ‘The Prophets’

The Prophets, by Robert Jones, Jr.

Robert Jones Jr.’s debut novel is a love story between two enslaved men on a Mississippi plantation. He says that it was very important for him to depict love and art in the midst of sorrow.

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Robert Jones Jr.’s debut novel is a love story between two enslaved men on a Mississippi plantation. He says that it was very important for him to depict love and art in the midst of sorrow.