Get The Free uInterview Mobile App For News Anytime
Toni Morrison (Aug. 5, age 88)
Toni Morrison, the acclaimed writer who explored black identity in the United States in her literature, died in the Bronx, New York on August 5. She was 88.
GET JONAS BROTHERS TICKETS HERE!
According to several reports, Morrison — who in 1993 became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature — died due to complications from pneumonia. In 1993, the Toni Morrison Society was founded to honor her work and life.
Among Morrison’s most famous works were Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988, 1970’s The Bluest Eye, and 1977’s Song of Solomon. Many of her novels received both commercial success and critical acclaim.
Morrison’s story-lines were known for paying tribute to black culture and history, for being non-linear and for frequently shifting between different time periods.
Leave a comment