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Toni Morrison, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, published her first novel in 1970. Her novels focus on the experience of black Americans -- especially women -- searching for identity in an unjust society.

Toni Morrison

A biography of Toni Morrison, African American woman writer, explorer of human experience through the experiences of black women, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize for Literature.

Toni Morrison Bibliography

A bibliography of books about and by Toni Morrison, African American writer and Nobel Prize winner.

Toni Morrison Quotes

Quotes by Toni Morrison - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.

Toni Morrison

From the About.com Contemporary Literature Guide, a profile of Toni Morrison.

Toni Morrison - Nobel Lecture

Read a copy of Toni Morrison's 1993 Nobel Lecture, and even find an audio version of the 33 minute address.

Toni Morrison: The Salon Interview

Winner of many awards including the Nobel Prize for Literature, Toni Morrison talks about feminism, the public's need to believe in "black irrationality," and lessons she's learned in her life.

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