Una potente novela sobre un crimen pasional y sus consecuencias ambientada en el Harlem de la década de 1920, con la firma inconfundible de Toni Morrison. Cuando Violet y Joe Trace, un matrimonio entrado en años, llegan a Nueva York huyendo de la intolerancia de su Virginia natal, creen que podran vivir en libertad sin importar el color de su piel. Pero el Harlem de los años '20, foco de un vibrante renacimiento cultural, les depara apuros inesperados. Joe acabará cometiendo un horrendo crimen pasional, mientras que Violet se verá obligada a convivir con sus celos y las repercusiones del acto de su marido. Retrato de una comunidad en plena ebullición, Jazz es una potente novela sobre conflictos raciales, ilusiones perdidas y las injusticias padecidas por las mujeres en el siglo XX. A powerful novel about a crime of passion and its consequences set in 1920s Harlem, with the unmistakable signature of Toni Morrison. When Violet and Joe Trace, an elderly couple, arrive in New York fleeing the intolerance of their native Virginia, they believe they can live in freedom regardless of the color of their skin. But 1920s Harlem, the focus of a vibrant cultural renaissance, has unexpected trouble in store for them. Joe will end up committing a horrendous crime of passion, while Violet will be forced to live with her jealousy and the repercussions of her husband's act. Portrait of a community in full swing, Jazz is a powerful novel about racial conflicts, lost illusions and the injustices suffered by women in the 20th century.
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