Toni Morrison







Toni Morrison

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born
February 18, 1931

gender
female

place of birth
Lorain, Ohio, The United States

genre
Literature & Fiction

influences
James Baldwin, William Faulkner, Doris Lessing, Herman Melville


about this author

Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford), is 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.





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avg rating: 3.82 | 74,327 ratings | 5,290 reviews | 65 distinct works | 166 fans
Beloved Beloved
by Toni Morrison
avg rating 3.78 — 23,491 ratings — published 1987
59 editions
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
avg rating 3.87 — 12,620 ratings — published 1969
45 editions
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Song of Solomon Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison
avg rating 4.00 — 9,547 ratings — published 1977
44 editions
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Sula Sula (Oprah's Book Club)
by Toni Morrison
avg rating 3.77 — 6,521 ratings — published 1973
41 editions
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Paradise Paradise (Oprah's Book Club)
by Toni Morrison
avg rating 3.68 — 2,757 ratings — published 1997
23 editions
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Jazz Jazz
by Toni Morrison
avg rating 3.68 — 2,672 ratings — published 1992
29 editions
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Tar Baby Tar Baby
by Toni Morrison
avg rating 3.70 — 2,316 ratings — published 1981
29 editions
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A Mercy A Mercy
by Toni Morrison
avg rating 3.65 — 2,030 ratings — published 2008
8 editions
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Love: A Novel Love: A Novel
by Toni Morrison
avg rating 3.52 — 1,442 ratings — published 2003
26 editions
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Playing in the Dark : Whitenes... Playing in the Dark : Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
by Toni Morrison
avg rating 4.04 — 507 ratings — published 1992
9 editions
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"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."
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"Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous"
Toni Morrison (Sula)
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"She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order."
Toni Morrison (Beloved)
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