"If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it."
Toni "Beloved" Morrison
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Background
Toni Morrison born as Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18th , 1931 in Lorain, Ohio; is an American professor editor, and novelist. She is the second oldest out of four children to George and Ramah Wofford. She married Harold Morrison (an architect from Jamaica) and had two sons; Harold and Slade. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison divorced in 1964.
Education
Morrison graduated from Lorain High School with honors and continued her education at Howard University. While at Howard, she majored in English and graduated in 1953. She then received her masters at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, 1955.
Most Popular Books:
#1Beloved
#2The Bluest Eyes
#3 Song of Solomon
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Awards for Beloved:
- Pultizer Prize for Fiction 1988
- Finalist for 1987 National Book Award
- Adapted into a movie starring Oprah Winfrey in 1998
- Ranked the best work of American fiction from 1981-2006 by the New York Times
- Frederic G. Melcher Book Award 1988
- Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Book Award 1988
- Lyndhurst Foundation Award
- Anisfield Award 1988