morrison, toni

Contains twenty-five conversations held between Toni Morrison and journalists, scholars, and novelists over the course of nearly thirty years, in which the Nobel Prize-winning author shares her thoughts on her life, work, African-American history and culture, and American society.

A guide to the novels of Toni Morrison containing more than eight hundred brief entries highlighting all of her characters and settings and the many allusions to figures such as Moses, Thoreau, and W.E.B. DuBois.

Presents critical essays on Toni Morrison's "Song of Solomon" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Discusses the personal life and literary achievements of the woman who, in 1993, became first African-American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Discusses the life of the author, and examines several of her works, such as "Beloved," "Song of Solomon," and "The Bluest Eye," using the context of her background.