| Description |
xx, 160 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Greenwood biographies |
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Greenwood biographies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Timeline : events in the life of Toni Morrison -- Early life and family -- Education and early career -- Editing and mentorship -- Early literary career : The bluest eye, Sula, and Song of Solomon -- Critical recognition : Tar baby, Beloved, and Jazz -- Later novels : Paradise, Love, A mercy -- Collaborations and cultural critiques. |
| Summary |
Toni Morrison: a biography looks at the remarkable life of an essential American novelist, whose critically acclaimed, bestselling books offer lively, powerful depictions of black America. Toni Morrison serves as a basic introduction to the literary influences that shaped Morrison's writing, from the early novels to the breakout success of Song of Solomon, from the overwhelming achievement of Beloved: a novel to her most recent book, A Mercy. The book also examines Morrison's other writing--criticism, essays, edited volumes, and children's books--as well as her academic career, her work as an editor at Random House, and her political activism, most notably in the 2008 presidential campaign. |
| Subject |
Morrison, Toni.
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Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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African American novelists -- Biography.
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Morrison, Toni. (OCoLC)fst00062028
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African American novelists. (OCoLC)fst00799279
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Novelists, American. (OCoLC)fst01039688
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
9780313378393 (alk. paper) |
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0313378398 (alk. paper) |
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9780313378409 (ebook) |
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0313378401 (ebook) |
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