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1981
TAR BABY
Toni Morrison
Cover of TAR BABY

TAR BABY

by Toni Morrison

Knopf · 1977

Peak rank

#5

Weeks on list

17

Debuted

April 1981

Chart History

#1510151981
dashed = off the list

17 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #5

All Appearances

7NEWApril 19, 1981wk 1
9↓2April 26, 1981wk 2
12↓3May 3, 1981wk 3
14↓2May 10, 1981wk 4
11↑3May 17, 1981wk 5
6↑5May 24, 1981wk 6
7↓1May 31, 1981wk 7
6↑1June 7, 1981wk 8
11↓5June 14, 1981wk 9
5↑6June 21, 1981wk 10
14↓9June 28, 1981wk 11
13↑1July 5, 1981wk 12

Details

Published
1977
Pages
337
Publisher
Knopf
Categories
Families

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