Person:Toni Morrison
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| Toni Morrison | |
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| Date of birth | 18 February 1931 |
| Place of birth | Lorain County, Ohio, United States |
| Date of death | 5 August 2019 |
| Place of death | The Bronx, Bronx County, New York, United States
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| VIAF ID | 109406177 |
| ISNI | 0000000368636040 |
| Quotations | 1 |
Biography
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Chloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" Morrison was an American novelist and editor. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. 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). Some of her other notable works include Sula (1973) and the short story "Recitatif" (1983).