Toni Morrison : a biography /
Li, Stephanie,1977-
Santa Barbara, Calif. ; Oxford : Greenwood Press,
c2010.
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
Morrison, Toni.
Novelists, American
African American novelists
African Americans in literature.