Egentligen Chloe Ardelia Wofford, amerikansk författare, född i Lorain, Ohio. Toni Morrison växte upp i den lilla staden, belägen strax norr om gränsen mellan

Författaren och Nobelpristagaren i litteratur Toni Morrison har avlidit, bekräftar hennes familj enligt AFP. Hon var den första svarta

August 7, 2019 9.10am EDT. Tessa Roynon 9 Aug 2019 Toni Morrison, American author, 1931-2019 Toni Morrison was 39 years old when her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. At the 16 Dec 2019 Books in Review. The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations. By Toni Morrison. Buy this book. Woolf's 8 Aug 2019 On Monday, Toni Morrison (1931-2019) died at the age of 88.

Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Toni Morrison brings the genius of a master writer to this personal inquiry into the significance of African-Americans in the American literary imagination. Her goal, she states at the outset, is to “put forth an argument for extending the study of American literature…draw a map, so to speak 2019-08-06 Toni Morrison, Writer: Song of Solomon. Toni Morrison was born on February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio, USA as Chloe Ardelia Wofford. She was married to Harold Morrison. She died on August 5, 2019 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. 2019-08-06 2019-02-12 “We die.

För drygt ett år sedan avled den amerikanska författaren och Nobelpristagaren Toni Morrison. Alice Sundman, Stockholms universitet, är bland

While it didn't sell well, Toni Morrison kept writing and releasing books as memorable as "Sula," nominated for the American Book Award, "Song of Solomon," winner of the National Book Critics Circle The Bluest Eye (1970), the first novel by Toni Morrison. Set in Morrison’s hometown of Lorain, Ohio, in 1940–41, the novel tells the tragic story of Pecola Breedlove, a young African American girl from an abusive home. Pecola equates beauty and social acceptance with whiteness, so she longs to have ‘the bluest eye.’ Morrison challenges conventional understandings of race and racism by presenting Mary and Twyla’s racism in a nonspecific way. The reader cannot be sure if they are prejudiced toward white people or black people, a fact that points to the arbitrary social construction of race and racism in the first place.

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Toni Morrison's first novel, The Bluest Eye (1970), was acclaimed as the wo Toni Morrison (1931-2019; egentligen Chloe Anthony Wofford) föddes i Lorain, Ohio. Hon är författare till en rad romaner och har även varit In novels such as the modern classic, Beloved, Toni Morrison has fused history and legend, realism and fantasy, to craft an epic saga of African American life.

Nobelprisade Toni Morrison (född 1931) väver en modern saga i nya romanen. ”Det lärde mig en läxa som jag borde ha fattat från början. Vad man gör mot barn betyder något. Toni Morrison senaste roman ”Hem” handlar om en veteran från Koreakriget och den krokiga vägen hem. Det är en engagerande roman även om den är så kort att den nästan är en novell. Det är fantastiskt hur författaren kan få in så mycket på så få sidor.
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Toni Morrison senaste roman ”Hem” handlar om en veteran från Koreakriget och den krokiga vägen hem. Det är en engagerande roman även om den är så kort att den nästan är en novell. Det är fantastiskt hur författaren kan få in så mycket på så få sidor. Orättvisor, kärlek, sorg och vägen till förlåtelse och sinnesfrid. A novel set in a small town in Ohio, focusing on two girls, Nell and Sula, both black, both poor, who share their dreams until Sula escapes to live a vagrant city life for ten years.

Toni Morrisons romaner har tendensen att både vinna kritikers och den stora publikens uppskattning. Toni Morrison Day. In 2019, a resolution was passed in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, to designate February 18, her birthday, as "Toni Morrison Day." Additional legislation was introduced to also proclaim that date as "Toni Morrison Day" throughout the State of Ohio. 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.
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Hon tilldelades Nobelpriset i litteratur 1993. Toni Morrison debuterade 1970 med romanen The bluest eyes, De blåaste ögonen som den hette i

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Toni Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. She was the author of many novels, including The Bluest Eye, Sula, Beloved, Paradise and Love

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Here, EW's book critics introduce 15 of her most essential works, from 6 Aug 2019 Morrison, who was the first black woman in history to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, was a legendary novelist and playwright whose work Toni Morrison is the author of 11 novels, from THE BLUEST EYE (1970) to GOD HELP THE CHILD (2015). She received the National Book Critics Circle Award, 6 Aug 2019 Toni Morrison has been writing about the experiences of African Americans since her first novel, The Bluest Eye, appeared in 1970. With the 6 Mar 2020 Toni Morrison had just celebrated her 88th birthday when this appealing documentary portrait, directed by her friend Timothy 1 May 2012 Toni Morrison's journey through the literary landscape has always been one of defiance, ever since her first novel, "The Bluest Eye," was Toni Morrison: American literary giant made it her life's work to ensure that black lives (and voices) matter. August 7, 2019 9.10am EDT. Tessa Roynon 9 Aug 2019 Toni Morrison, American author, 1931-2019 Toni Morrison was 39 years old when her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. At the 16 Dec 2019 Books in Review. The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations.