The bluest eye. [large print]
The bluest eye. [large print]
By
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Morrison, Toni, 1931-
Publication Date
:
1970
Subject Term
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Large type books.
Schools -- Fiction.
Race -- Fiction.
Genre
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Historical fiction.
Summary
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The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision. Set in the author's girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Pecola prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves' garden do not bloom. Pecola's life does change- in painful, devastating ways. What its vivid evocation of the fear and loneliness at the heart of a child's yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment. The Bluest Eye remains one of Toni Morrisons's most powerful, unforgettable novels- and a significant work of American fiction.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780452287068
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Mount Pearl (AMP) R. King | Adult Fic LP | Adult Fiction Large Print | FIC MOR | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic LP | Adult Fiction Large Print | FIC MOR | Checked In |