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Paradise
By Toni Morrison. 1998
In 1976, nine men from an African American town in Oklahoma assault a former convent, the refuge of four female…
outcasts. The multilayered stories of the women, men, and town culminate in this attack, intended to purge and protect the community. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. BestsellerPulitzer Prize-winning novelist examines American literature for the characterization of blacks. Three extended essays, citing specific examples, form the author's…
response to questions about race and its influence on writers. Morrison reflects both on the assumptions that went into the creation of black imagery and on the effect the imagery has on the reader's imagination. 1992.Beloved: a novel (Vintage International)
By Toni Morrison. 1987
Related in kaleidoscopic fashion and set in rural Ohio during the period immediately following the Civil War, this chronicle of…
slavery and its aftermath traces the life of Sethe, a former slave. Sethe has a secret in her past so horrific that it has alienated the community, driven off her two sons, isolated her surviving daughter, and threatened her new, loving relationship with Paul D., also a former slave. Bestseller 1987. Some violenceTar baby
By Toni Morrison. 1981
A fugitive black man, Son, invades the West Indian home of a retired millionaire, creating havoc in racial and human…
terms among both the black and white members of the household. He finally captivates Jadine, a beautiful, pampered black woman, and challenges her pragmatism with his idealism. BestsellerJazz (Plume Ser.)
By Toni Morrison. 1992
The story of Violet and Joe Trace, married for over 20 years, residents of Harlem in 1926. When Joe shoots…
his 18-year-old lover, Violet disfigures the girl's body at her funeral. As Joe mourns, Violet becomes obsessed with the lovers' relationship. Past and present voices, like jazz, quietly sing the blues. Some strong language.Remember: the journey to school integration
By Toni Morrison. 2004
An account of the thoughts and feelings of children involved in school desegregation. Provides background to the 1954 groundbreaking Brown…
v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and the movement to eliminate racist laws. For grades 3-6. 2004Tar baby (Vintage International)
By Toni Morrison. 2004
Son, a black fugitive, invades the West Indian home of a retired millionaire, upsetting the racially diverse household. He captivates…
pampered Jadine, a black fashion model. Their ideologically complicated love affair plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan. 2004 foreword by the author. Strong language. 1981Un don
By Toni Morrison. 2009
"L'histoire prend place à la fin du XVIIe siècle : à cette époque, les colonies d'Amérique sont à peine nées,…
l'esclavage des Noirs venus d'Afrique est un fait nouveau et n'est pas encore la pierre angulaire de l'économie américaine. Les personnages d'Un don vivent dans une petite ferme isolée du Maryland, propriété de Jacob Vaark, un fermier et négociant anglo-néerlandais marié à Rebekka. Cette jeune Anglaise est l'aînée de sa famille. Ses parents, peu soucieux de son sort, ont décidé de répondre à l'annonce de Jacob qui recherchait "une femme en bonne santé, chaste et désireuse de voyager". Quand on propose à Jacob de prendre à son service la très jeune Florens, en compensation d'un retard de paiement, il y voit la possibilité d'alléger la peine de sa femme, dont aucun enfant n'a survécu. Florens n'a jamais compris pourquoi sa mère avait cherché à se séparer d'elle. C'est sa parole qui ouvre le récit, révélant au lecteur qu'elle a commis un crime de sang qui ne cesse de la hanter". -- 4e de couvThe bluest eye
By Toni Morrison. 1970
1941. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove--poor, ugly, and black--desperately wants blue eyes, which she thinks would solve all her problems. But instead…
she is subjected to rejection, violence, and an unwanted pregnancy. Slowly, she begins to descend into madness. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1970Song of Solomon
By Toni Morrison. 1987
This novel surveys nearly a century of American history as it impinges upon four generations of a single black family.…
Macon Dead III, known as Milkman, is the first black baby allowed to be born in Mercy Hospital in the 1930s. Milkman undertakes an epic journey into an understanding of his family's heritage and, hence, himself. Strong language and descriptions of sexSula
By Toni Morrison. 1973
Set in an Ohio community called the Bottom, the novel follows two friends, Sula and Nel, from childhood to old…
age and death. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sexParadis
By Toni Morrison. 1998
La violence des hommes contre les femmes, le paradoxe d'une ville noire dont les citoyens eux-mêmes deviennent les oppresseurs, sont…
les thèmes centraux de ce roman. En 1950, un groupe de neuf familles fondent une petite communauté noire à Ruby, Oklahoma. Vingt ans plus tard, en 1976, neuf hommes font irruption à l'intérieur d'un couvent, maintenant transformé en refuge.Please, Louise
By Toni Morrison, Shadra Strickland, Slade Morrison. 2014
On one gray and rainy afternoon, Louise makes a fateful trip to the library. With the help of a new…
library card and through the transformative power of books, what started out as a dull day turns into one full of surprises, ideas, and fun! Grades K-3. 2014.Home
By Toni Morrison, Christine Laferrière. 2012
" La guerre de Corée vient à peine de se terminer et le jeune soldat Frank Money rentre aux États-Unis,…
traumatisé et en proie à une rage terrible, qui sexprime aussi bien physiquement que par des crises dangoisse. Incapable de maintenir une relation avec sa fiancée rencontrée à son retour du front, il se lance bientôt dans une traversée transatlantique, de Seattle à Atlanta, pour aller retrouver sa sœur gravement malade. Il va tout mettre en œuvre pour la ramener dans la petite ville de Lotus, où ils ont passé leur enfance. Ce voyage pousse Money à se replonger dans les souvenirs de son enfance et dans le traumatisme de la guerre; plus il se rapproche de son but, plus il (re)découvre qui il est, apprend à laisser derrière lui les horreurs de la guerre afin de se reconstruire et daider sa sœur à faire de même. Le récit se déroule dans lAmérique ségrégationniste des années 1950, où les grands changements amorcés par le rejet du Maccarthisme ou le déhanchement dElvis nont pas encore eu lieu. À travers lhistoire dure et torturée de Money se déploie un roman de la rédemption, tout en subtilité et en vérités voilées. " -- 4e de couv. 2012.L'origine des autres
By Toni Morrison, Christine Laferrière. 2018
Essai sur les notions d'identité, de race et de pureté de race aux Etats-Unis ainsi que sur la façon dont…
la littérature utilise la couleur de peau pour décrire un personnage ou faire avancer un récit. Les réflexions de l'auteur gravitent autour de ses souvenirs, de l'histoire, de la politique et de la littérature. 2018. Titre uniforme: The origin of others.Little Cloud and Lady Wind
By Aesop, Toni Morrison, Sean Qualls, Slade Morrison. 2010
Little Cloud does not want to join the other clouds in terrorizing the earth with storms, but grows lonely and…
longs to look closer at mountains and seas, until Lady Wind makes her dream come true. Grades K-3 and older readers. c2010. Uniform title: Bundle of sticks.Toni Morrison (Twayne's United States authors series #TUSAS 559)
By Wilfred D Samuels, Wildfred D. Samuels. 1990
Literary study of the fiction of the Nobel Prize-winning author. Examines five novels in chronological order, ending with the Pulitzer…
Prize-winning Beloved (DB 26026). The authors analyze Morrison's use of African-American folklore, history, and elements of communal life to create characters in search of wholeness and authentic experience. Includes biographical information and a bibliographyToni Morrison (Twayne's United States authors series #TUSAS 559)
By Wilfred Samuels. 1990
Literary study of the fiction of the Nobel Prize-winning author. Examines five novels in chronological order, ending with the Pulitzer…
Prize-winning Beloved (BR 7074/RC 26026). The authors analyze Morrison's use of African-American folklore, history, and elements of communal life to create characters in search of wholeness and authentic experience. Includes biographical information and a bibliographyToni Morrison (Black Americans of Achievement Ser.Black Americans of Achievement)
By Douglas Century. 1994
The author chronicles the life of Chloe Anthony Wofford, the only African American girl in her first grade class, and…
tells how she became Toni Morrison. Into the account he weaves highlights from Morrison's career as a writer and teacher, discusses how the black experience influenced her novels, and describes how she received progressively important honors up to the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. For grades 6-9 and older readers