Fall Acres

Autumn Anniversary Book Description Almost a hundred years after the abolition of slavery in the USA, in a Southern state where racism, hatred, violence and oppression against blacks continue unabated, black farmer Tucker Caliban terrifies whites with his "incomprehensible" action: He pours salt on his entire field, cuts down his trees, He kills his animals, sets fire to his house, and leaves the state with his family without explanation. This silent rebellion sparks an unprecedented exodus, an exodus that causes all blacks to leave the state in Caliban's wake. Nothing will ever be the same again. In Autumn Turning, described by critics as "the lost masterpiece of American literature", Kelley tells the story of black people through their eyes, in a way that whites would not like. Perhaps it is not surprising that this unique novel, written by a black man, was ignored in the USA, where racism was as hot a problem in the 60s as it is now. Autumn Turning is a classic waiting to be discovered about both the terrible effects of discrimination and life and resistance. (From the Promotional Bulletin)