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TONI MORRISON

TONI MORRISON. born February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio grandfather was born a slave her family lost their land and were forced to work in the mines and mills of the industrialized North. Lorain, Ohio. attended Howard University and later Cornell has taught at several universities

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TONI MORRISON

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  1. TONI MORRISON • born February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio • grandfather was born a slave • her family lost their land and were forced to work in the mines and mills of the industrialized North

  2. Lorain, Ohio

  3. attended Howard University and later Cornell • has taught at several universities • is divorced and has two sons • 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

  4. HER NOVELS • The Bluest Eye 1972 • Sula 1974 • Song Of Solomon 1977 • Beloved 1987

  5. a ghost story a jigsaw puzzle a work of historical fiction ? a mystery

  6. … one of the best books for young adults written in the 1980s… … more suited for advanced students due to the complexity of the plot and the mature subject matter

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