Toni Morrison

Novelist of Black American memory, from Random House's editing desk to the Nobel stage.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1931 – 2019

language

English

region

Lorain, Ohio; New York

notable works

Beloved, Song of Solomon, Sula, The Bluest Eye

Core Principles & Analysis

• She was a senior editor at Random House before her novels took over her desk.
• Beloved won the Pulitzer in 1988.
• In 1993 she became the first Black woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Toni Morrison