Through the Ivory Gate

A debut novel by the 1987 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, about an artist on a journey of self-discovery—navigating a family secret, racism, and the conflict between marriage and career.“Skillfully evokes the mood of a decade when social change seemed not only possible but imminent.” —Washington Post Book WorldWhen a woman returns to her Midwestern hometown as an artist-in-residence to teach puppetry to schoolchildren, her homecoming also means grappling with artistic ambition, memories of rejected love, and shocking truths about her family. DETAILS ISBN-13: 9780679742401Publisher: VintagePublication Date: October 5, 1993Pages: 288