Author
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison (18 February 1931 – 5 August 2019) was an African American novelist, essayist, and academic. Best-known works include The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon and Beloved. Honours include Nobel Prize in Literature, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
The Bookish Elf has reviewed 1 book by Toni Morrison, mostly historical fiction and magical realism, published by Alfred A. Knopf, first published in 1987.
Born 18 February 1931, LorainFrom United States
Books reviewed1
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Our review
Beloved1987
Awards & honours
32 recordedPulitzer Prize for Fiction1988National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction1977Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards1988Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award2014
Literary prizes
Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award 2014Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 1988Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1988National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction 1977The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal 2013PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award 2013Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction 2011Carl Sandburg Literary Award 2010Norman Mailer Prize 2009Coretta Scott King Award 2005NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction 2004Library of Congress Living Legend 2000Jefferson Lecture 1996Nobel Prize in Literature 1993
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Honours & fellowships
Presidential Medal of Freedom 2012New Jersey Hall of Fame 2008Doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University 2007Honorary doctorate from ENS 2003National Humanities Medal 2000Honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII 1993Ohio Women's Hall of Fame 1982Honorary degree from Spelman College 1978Knight of the Legion of HonourHonorary doctor of the University of OxfordHonorary doctorate from the University of Geneva
Books
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How many Toni Morrison books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?
We have reviewed 1 book by Toni Morrison: Beloved.