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The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Salt Eaters about?

A community of Black faith healers witness an event that will change their lives forever in this'hard-nosed, wise, funny'novel (Los Angeles Times). One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsSet in a fictional city in the American South, the novel also'inhabits the nonlinear, sacred space and sacred time of traditional African religion” (The New York Times Book Review).Though they all united in their search for the healing properties of salt, some of them are centered, some are off-balance; some are frightened, and some are daring. From the men who live off welfare women to the mud mothers who carry their children in their hides, the novel brilliantly explores the narcissistic aspect of despair and the tremendous responsibility that comes with physical, spiritual, and mental well-being.

Who reads The Salt Eaters?

Author

Toni Cade Bambara

Publisher

New York, NY: Vintage Books

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9781299247215

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.9 / 5 (69 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13