Pagine1931–2019 · Lorain, Ohio · also known as Morrison, Chloe Wofford
Toni Morrison was a book editor and single mother who wrote her first novel, The Bluest Eye (1970), in the early mornings. Her novels give voice to Black American history and inner life with poetic intensity: Song of Solomon (1977), and Beloved (1987), inspired by the true story of an escaped enslaved woman, which won the Pulitzer Prize. In 1993 she became the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Begin with Song of Solomon.
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Toni Morrison was a book editor and single mother who wrote her first novel, The Bluest Eye (1970), in the early mornings. Her novels give voice to Black American history and inner life with poetic intensity: Song of Solomon (1977), and Beloved (1987), inspired by the true story of an escaped enslaved woman, which won the Pulitzer Prize.
Beloved is usually considered Toni Morrison’s best-known work, followed by Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye.
Most readers start with Song of Solomon.
Both refer to the same writer. Other spellings and names include Morrison, Chloe Wofford.
Toni Morrison’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download, but many can be borrowed free from your public library or Open Library — we link to them below.