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Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (née Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist and editor. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award.
May 28, 2024 · Toni Morrison, American writer noted for her examination of Black experience (particularly Black female experience) within the Black community. She received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. Morrison’s notable books included The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved.
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Aug 6, 2019 · Aug. 6, 2019. Toni Morrison, the Nobel laureate in literature whose best-selling work explored black identity in America — and in particular the often crushing experience of black women ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Toni Morrison was a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist. Her best-known novels are “The Bluest Eye,” “Song of Solomon,” “Beloved,” and “A Mercy.”
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Toni Morrison is one of the most celebrated authors in the world. In addition to writing plays, and children’s books, her novels have earned her countless prestigious awards including the Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.
Feb 12, 2024 · When Toni Morrison began writing for her 'neighbourhood,' American literature transformed. "You know it was like listening to jazz musicians, black people in music were very, very critical....
Aug 5, 2019 · Toni Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia 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."
