In one episode from this novel, the protagonist meets Circe, an old ex-slave who leads him to his ancestral home of Shalimar, where he learns about his ancestors' supposed ability to fly.
In this novel, the protagonist's mother idolized her father Doctor Foster to the point of sucking the fingers of his ether-bloated corpse. Another character in this novel was thought to be a witch due to her lack of a navel and carries around the bones of her father. In one episode from this novel, the protagonist meets Circe, an old ex-slave who leads him to his ancestral home of Shalimar, where he learns about his ancestors' supposed ability to fly. The protagonist of this novel is guided by his mother Pilate, rejects his father Macon, and has a showdown with his former friend Guitar. For 10 points, name this novel by Toni Morrison titled after a book of the Bible.
In this novel, the protagonist's mother idolized her father Doctor Foster to the point of sucking the fingers of his ether-bloated corpse.
Song of Solomon