Ghoulish Crime Anchors Nobelist Morrison’s Morality Tale
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A black veteran returning from the Korean War gets word that his sister is in trouble: “Come fast. She be dead if you tarry.”
He’s in trouble himself. He has seen his three best friends die in combat, and the shooting of a starving little girl torments his memory. The combination of post-traumatic stress and alcohol sometimes drives him around the bend.