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Toni Morrison

Born

in Lorain, Ohio, The United States

February 18, 1931

Died

August 05, 2019

Website

http://www.tonimorrisonsociety.org/

Genre

Literature & Fiction,Race Studies

Influences

James Baldwin, William Faulkner, Doris Lessing, Herman Melville

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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."

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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Average rating: 4.02 · 1,178,587 ratings · 81,927 reviews ·222 distinct works •Similar authors

	Beloved 3.96 avg rating — 449,932 ratings — published 1987 — 356 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bluest Eye 4.12 avg rating — 264,936 ratings — published 1970 — 201 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song of Solomon 4.14 avg rating — 116,754 ratings — published 1977 — 191 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sula 4.03 avg rating — 105,767 ratings — published 1973 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jazz (Beloved Trilogy, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 33,643 ratings — published 1992 — 132 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God Help the Child 3.78 avg rating — 30,597 ratings — published 2015 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mercy 3.75 avg rating — 30,178 ratings — published 2008 — 101 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradise (Beloved Trilogy, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 27,579 ratings — published 1997 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recitatif 4.31 avg rating — 23,944 ratings — published 1983 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home 3.82 avg rating — 26,040 ratings — published 2012 — 97 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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