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Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

American writer

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Person
Person
Academic
Academic

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Birthdate
February 18, 1931
Birthplace
New York City
New York City
Date of Death
August 5, 2019
Place of Death
The Bronx
The Bronx
Author of
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Mouth Full of Blood
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Amada
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Desdemona
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Peeny butter fudge
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Song of Solomon
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Novels
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The Measure of Our Lives
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Bride
Bride
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Location
United States
United States
Educated at
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Howard University
Howard University
Cornell University
Cornell University
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Lorain High School
Awards Received
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1993 Nobel Prize in Literature
Occupation
Novelist
Novelist
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librettist
Poet
Poet
Professor
Professor
Author
Author
Writer
Writer
ISNI
00000001210379270
Open Library ID
OL31120A0
VIAF
1094061770

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Birth Name
Chloe Ardelia Wofford
Citizenship
United States
United States
Genre
African-American literature
African-American literature
Named After
Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua
Notable Work
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The Bluest Eye
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Beloved
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God Help the Child
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Home (Morrison novel)
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A Mercy
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Love (Morrison novel)
Wikidata ID
Q72334

Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987); she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.

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