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Toni Morrison
(1931 - 2019)Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford), was an American author, editor, and professor who won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature for being an author "who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality."
Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed African American characters; among the best known are her novels The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. In 2001 she was named one of "The 30 Most Powerful Women in America" by Ladies' Home Journal.
Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed African American characters; among the best known are her novels The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. In 2001 she was named one of "The 30 Most Powerful Women in America" by Ladies' Home Journal.
Awards: Nobel (1993), Pulitzer (1988), NBCC (1977) see all
Genres: Literary Fiction
Series
Who's Got Game? (with Slade Morrison)
1. The Ant or the Grasshopper? (2014)
2. The Lion or the Mouse? (2014)
3. Poppy or the Snake? (2003)
Who's Got Game? (2007)
1. The Ant or the Grasshopper? (2014)
2. The Lion or the Mouse? (2014)
3. Poppy or the Snake? (2003)
Who's Got Game? (2007)
Novels
The Bluest Eye (1969)
Sula (1971)
Song of Solomon (1977)
Tar Baby (1981)
Beloved (1987)
Jazz (1992)
Paradise (1997)
Love (2003)
A Mercy (2008)
Home (2012)
God Help the Child (2015)
Sula (1971)
Song of Solomon (1977)
Tar Baby (1981)
Beloved (1987)
Jazz (1992)
Paradise (1997)
Love (2003)
A Mercy (2008)
Home (2012)
God Help the Child (2015)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Recitatif (1983)
The Big Box (1999) (with Slade Morrison)
The Book of Mean People (2002) (with Slade Morrison)
Who's Got the Game? The Lion or the Mouse? (2003) (with Slade Morrison)
The Mirror or the Glass? (2007) (with Slade Morrison)
The Big Box (1999) (with Slade Morrison)
The Book of Mean People (2002) (with Slade Morrison)
Who's Got the Game? The Lion or the Mouse? (2003) (with Slade Morrison)
The Mirror or the Glass? (2007) (with Slade Morrison)
Series contributed to
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Books containing stories by Toni Morrison
Go the Way Your Blood Beats (1996)
An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers
edited by
Shawn Stewart Ruff
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