“Recitatif,” Toni Morrison’s rare short story re-released as a stand-alone book on Feb. 1, is a brief and brilliant literary experiment. The story of the book is short and simple: two girls, Twyla ...

Kim Dingle 'Black Girl Dragging White Girl' (1992) oil and charcoal on canvas, 72 in. × 60 in. Publishing Recitatif in book form elevates it from anthology entry to its own masterpiece, like a small ...