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The only book-length study of Toni Morrison's work to discuss all of her novels published to date.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword by Kathleen Gregory Klein
The Life of Toni Morrison
Literary Contexts
The Bluest Eye (1970)
Sula (1973)
Song of Solomon (1977)
Tar Baby (1981)
Beloved (1987)
Jazz (1992)
Paradise (1998)
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

MISSY DEHN KUBITSCHEK is Professor of English, Afro-American Studies, and Women's Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. She is the author of Claiming the Heritage: African-American Women Novelists and History (1991).

Reviews

?This volume provides a clear, basic introduction to Morrison's work and analyses of her novels from The Bluest Eye (1970) to Paradise (1998). The writing is direct, without critical jargon or highly technical language, which makes it accessible to beginning students and general readers. Given Morrison's popularity, this will be a welcome addition to any public, school, or academic library collection.?-ARBA

"This volume provides a clear, basic introduction to Morrison's work and analyses of her novels from The Bluest Eye (1970) to Paradise (1998). The writing is direct, without critical jargon or highly technical language, which makes it accessible to beginning students and general readers. Given Morrison's popularity, this will be a welcome addition to any public, school, or academic library collection."-ARBA