Morrison, Toni: The Bluest Eye

Read the searing first novel from the celebrated author of Beloved , which immerses us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Unloved, unseen, Pecola prays each night for blue eyes. In this way she dreams of becoming beautiful, of becoming someone - like her white schoolfellows - worthy of care and attention. Immersing us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in post-Depression Ohio, Toni Morrison's indelible debut reveals the nightmare at the heart of Pecola's yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfilment. **AS FEATURED IN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB** 'She revealed the sins of her nation, while profoundly elevating its canon. She suffused the telling of blackness with beauty, whilst steering us away from the perils of the white gaze. That's why she told her stories. And why we will never, ever stop reading them' Afua Hirsch 'Discovering a writer like Toni Morrison is rarest of pleasures' Washington Post 'When she arrived, with her first novel, The Bluest Eye , she immediately re-ordered the American literary landscape' Ben Okri Winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow award for achievement in American fiction EAN: 9781784879105 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 01.08.2024 Titel der Reihe: Vintage Classics## Autoren: Morrison, Toni Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 240 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / General Keyword: historical fiction; literary fiction; race; racism; historical; classic books; black authors; prize winning books; black authors books for adults; classics; vintage classics; classic books for adults; classic novels; modern classics; vintage classics books; modern classic books; penguin vintage classics; award winning books; discrimination; paperback books; black women books; top 10 fiction; contemporary; social stories; biographies and autobiographies; nonfiction; intersectionality; ww2 fiction fiction; african american; feminism; black Fachschema: Ohio~Vierziger Jahre / Roman, Erzählung~Afroamerikaner / Roman, Erzählung~Rassismus - Rassendiskriminierung - Rassenkonflikt Fachkategorie: Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik~Historischer Roman~Erzählerisches Thema: Identität / Zugehörigkeit~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Soziales Interesse Alter: Bezug zu Afroamerikanern Länge: 196 mm Breite: 127 mm Höhe: 18 mm Gewicht: 174 gr Produktform: Kartoniert