Chloe Ardelia Wofford, known to the world as Toni Morrison, was a highly accomplished author, editor, essayist, and teacher. She was born on February 18, 1931, and passed away on August 5, 2019. Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio, and her parents, George and Ramah Wofford, instilled in her a love for stories and literature at a young age. Morrison's passion for storytelling stayed with her throughout her life, leading her to become one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.
Toni Morrison was an American editor, teacher, and author, best known for her in-depth knowledge and teaching of African American culture. She was also a professor emeritus at Princeton University. Morrison's writing is characterized by its epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed African American characters. Her novels often explore complex social issues, such as racism, identity, and the legacy of slavery. Morrison's personal experiences with racism during her childhood in Lorain, Ohio, provided her with a unique perspective and depth of understanding that she brought to life in her novels.
Morrison's novels have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. Her novel "Beloved" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988, and she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 for being an author "who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality." Morrison's other notable works include "The Bluest Eye," "Song of Solomon," and "Love." In addition to her work as an author, Morrison was also an accomplished editor and essayist, and she taught literature and race studies at several universities, including Princeton.
Morrison's impact on American literature is immeasurable, and her legacy will live on for generations to come. She has been named one of "The 30 Most Powerful Women in America" by Ladies' Home Journal and has received numerous awards and accolades for her work. Morrison's novels continue to be widely read and studied in universities and colleges, and her contributions to the field of literature have been celebrated and recognized by scholars and critics around the world.
Who's Got Game? Books
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Title
Year
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1
Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper?
2003
2
Who's Got Game? The Lion or the Mouse?
2003
3
Who's Got Game? Three Fables
2003
4
Who's Got Game? Poppy or the Snake?
2004
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
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1
The Bluest Eye
1970
2
Sula
1973
3
Song of Solomon
1977
4
Tar Baby
1981
5
Beloved
1987
6
Jazz
1992
7
Paradise
1997
8
Love
2003
9
A Mercy
2008
10
Home
2011
11
God Help the Child
2014
Short Stories/Novellas
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Title
Year
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1
Recitatif
1983
2
Race
2017
Chapbooks
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Big Box
1999
2
The Book of Mean People
2002
3
The Mirror Or The Glass?
2005
Picture Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Peeny Butter Fudge
2009
2
Little Cloud and Lady Wind
2010
3
The Tortoise or the Hare
2010
Plays
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Desdemona
2012
Non-Fiction Books
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Title
Year
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1
Race-Ing Justice, En-Gendering Power
1992
2
Playing in the Dark
1992
3
The Nobel Lecture In Literature, 1993
1994
4
Conversations with Toni Morrison
1994
5
The Dancing Mind
1996
6
Birth of a Nation'hood
1997
7
Memoirs
1999
8
Remember
2004
9
What Moves at the Margin
2008
10
Burn This Book
2009
11
To Die for the People
2009
12
Please, Louise
2013
13
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
2019
14
Mouth Full of Blood: Essays, Speeches, Meditations
2019
15
Goodness and the Literary Imagination
2019
16
The Writer Before the Page: From The Source of Self-Regard
2019
17
The Measure of Our Lives
2019
American Poets Continuum Books
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Title
Year
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1
Good Woman (By: Lucille Clifton)
1987
2
Next (By: Lucille Clifton)
1987
3
The City in Which I Love You (By: Li-Young Lee)
1990
4
Quilting (By: Lucille Clifton)
1991
5
What We Carry (By: Dorianne Laux)
1994
6
Red Suitcase (By: Naomi Shihab Nye)
1994
7
The Terrible Stories (By: Lucille Clifton)
1996
8
Fuel (By: Naomi Shihab Nye)
1998
9
Tell Me (By: Kim Addonizio)
2000
10
Blessing the Boats (By: Lucille Clifton)
2000
11
Smoke (By: Dorianne Laux)
2000
12
Book of My Nights (By: Li-Young Lee)
2001
13
Mules of Love (By: Ellen Bass)
2002
14
The Hawk Temple at Tierra Grande (By: Ray Gonzalez)
2002
15
Love Song with Motor Vehicles (By: Alan Michael Parker)
2003
16
The Owner of the House (By: Louis Simpson)
2003
17
The Orchard (By: Brigit Pegeen Kelly)
2004
18
The Rooster's Wife (By: Russell Edson)
2005
19
Postcards from the Interior (By: Wyn Cooper)
2005
20
You & Yours (By: Naomi Shihab Nye)
2005
21
Darling Vulgarity (By: Michael Waters)
2006
22
Not for Specialists (By: W.D. Snodgrass)
2006
23
Slope of the Child Everlasting (By: Laurie Kutchins)
2007
24
Sleeping With Houdini (By: Nin Andrews)
2007
25
The Fortieth Day (By: Kazim Ali)
2008
26
Elephants & Butterflies (By: Alan Michael Parker)
2008
27
Voices (By: Lucille Clifton)
2008
28
And (By: Michael Blumenthal)
2009
29
Carpathia (By: Cecilia Woloch)
2009
30
Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone (By: Matthew Shenoda)
2009
31
Sharp Stars (By: Sharon Bryan)
2009
32
Chaos is the New Calm (By: Wyn Cooper)
2010
33
Long Lens (By: Peter Makuck)
2010
34
Burning of the Three Fires (By: Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont)
2010
35
Diwata ) (By: Barbara Jane Reyes)
2010
36
Sasha Sings the Laundry on the Line (By: Sean Thomas Dougherty)
2010
37
Kingdom Animalia (By: Aracelis Girmay)
2011
38
Your Father on the Train of Ghosts (By: G.C. Waldrep, John Gallaher)
2011
39
Ennui Prophet (By: Christopher Kennedy)
2011
40
Transfer (By: Naomi Shihab Nye)
2011
41
Gospel Night (By: Michael Waters)
2011
42
The Hands of Strangers (By: Janice N. Harrington)
2011
43
True Faith (By: Ira Sadoff)
2012
44
The Reindeer Camps (By: Barton Sutter)
2012
45
To Keep Love Blurry (By: Craig Morgan Teicher)
2012
46
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 (With: Kevin Young, Lucille Clifton, Michael S. Glaser)
2012
47
Theophobia (By: Bruce Beasley)
2012
48
The Book of Goodbyes (By: Jillian Weise)
2013
49
No Need of Sympathy (By: Fleda Brown)
2013
50
Refuge (By: Adrie Kusserow)
2013
51
Birth Marks (By: Jim Daniels)
2013
52
There's a Box in the Garage You Can Beat With a Stick (By: Michael Teig)
2013
53
The Keys to the Jail (By: Keetje Kuipers)
2014
54
All You Ask For is Longing (By: Sean Thomas Dougherty)
2014
55
What He Took (By: Wendy Mnookin)
2014
56
Copia (By: Erika Meitner)
2014
57
The Chair (By: Richard Garcia)
2014
58
In a Landscape (By: John Gallaher)
2014
59
Fanny Says (By: Nickole Brown)
2015
60
Testament (By: G.C. Waldrep)
2015
61
Why God is a Woman (By: Nin Andrews)
2015
62
Broken Hallelujahs (By: Sean Thomas Dougherty)
2015
63
Antidote for Night (By: Marsha De LA O)
2015
64
I'm No Longer Troubled by the Extravagance (By: Rick Bursky)
2015
65
Beautiful Wall (By: Ray Gonzalez)
2015
66
The Black Maria (By: Aracelis Girmay)
2016
67
Celestial Joyride (By: Michael Waters)
2016
68
Whereso (By: Karen Volkman)
2016
69
Struggling Times (By: Louis Simpson)
2016
70
The Day's Last Light Reddens the Leaves of the Copper Beech (By: Stephen Dobyns)
2016
71
The End of Pink (By: Kathryn Nuernberger)
2016
72
Primitive (By: Janice N. Harrington)
2016
73
Mandatory Evacuation (By: Makuck Peter)
2016
74
The Trembling Answers (By: Craig Morgan Teicher)
2017
75
Bye-Bye Land (By: Christian Barter)
2017
76
Sky Country (By: Christine Kitano)
2017
77
The Smoke of Horses (By: Charles Rafferty)
2017
78
All Soul Parts Returned (By: Bruce Beasley)
2017
79
The Second O of Sorrow ) (By: Sean Thomas Dougherty)
2018
80
Holy Moly Carry Me (By: Erika Meitner)
2018
81
Clues from the Animal Kingdom ) (By: Christopher Kennedy)
2018
82
Dresses from the Old Country ) (By: Laura Read)
2018
83
In Country (By: Hugh Martin)
2018
84
The Tiny Journalist (By: Naomi Shihab Nye)
2019
85
All Its Charms (By: Keetje Kuipers)
2019
86
Night Angler (By: Geffrey Davis)
2019
87
The Human Half (By: Deborah Brown)
2019
88
Cyborg Detective (By: Jillian Weise)
2019
89
On the Shores of Welcome Home (By: Bruce Weigl)
2019
90
Rue (By: Kathryn Nuernberger)
2020
91
Year of the Dog (By: Deborah Paredez)
2020
92
Let's Become a Ghost Story (By: Rick Bursky)
2020
93
Brand New Spacesuit (By: John Gallaher)
2020
94
Mercy (By: Lucille Clifton)
2020
95
How to Carry Water (By: Lucille Clifton, Aracelis Girmay)
2020
96
Caw (By: Michael Waters)
2020
97
Letters to a Young Brown Girl (By: Barbara Jane Reyes)
2020
98
Mother Country (By: Elana Bell)
2020
99
I Am Not Trying to Hide My Hungers from the World (By: Kendra DeColo)
2021
100
The Naomi Letters (By: Rachel Mennies)
2021
101
Diamonds (By: Camille Guthrie)
2021
102
Useful Junk (By: Erika Meitner)
2022
103
Field Notes from the Flood Zone (By: Heather Sellers)
2022
104
A Season in Hell with Rimbaud (By: Dustin Pearson)
2022
105
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency (By: Chen Chen)
2022
106
A Tinderbox in Three Acts (By: Cynthia Dewi Oka)
2022
107
Little Mr. Prose Poem (By: Charles Simic, Russell Edson, Craig Morgan Teicher)
2022
108
The Dug-Up Gun Museum ( By: Ben Follows)
2022
The Last Interview Books
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Year
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1
Learning To Live Finally (By: Jacques Derrida)
2005
2
Learning to Live Finally
2005
3
Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
2009
4
Roberto Bolaño (By: Roberto Bolaño)
2009
5
Kurt Vonnegut (By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
2011
6
Kurt Vonnegut: The Last Interview
2011
7
Jorge Luis Borges (By: Jorge Luis Borges)
2012
8
Jorge Luis Borges
2012
9
Hannah Arendt (By: Hannah Arendt)
2013
10
Hannah Arendt: The Last Interview and Other Conversations
2013
11
David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words (By: David Foster Wallace)
2014
12
James Baldwin: The Last Interview: and other Conversations
2014
13
James Baldwin (By: James Baldwin, Quincy Troupe)
2014
14
Ray Bradbury: The Last Interview
2014
15
Gabriel García Márquez
2015
16
Ray Bradbury (By: Ray Bradbury, Sam Weller)
2014
17
Gabriel García Márquez (By: Gabriel García Márquez)
2015
18
Lou Reed
2015
19
Lou Reed (By: Lou Reed)
2015
20
Ernest Hemingway
2015
21
Nora Ephron: The Last Interview
2015
22
Ernest Hemingway (By: Ernest Hemingway)
2015
23
Philip K. Dick
2015
24
Nora Ephron (By: Nora Ephron)
2015
25
Philip K. Dick (By: Philip K. Dick)
2015
26
J. D. Salinger
2016
27
J. D. Salinger (By: J.D. Salinger)
2016
28
Oliver Sacks
2016
29
Jane Jacobs
2016
30
Oliver Sacks (By: Oliver Sacks)
2016
31
David Bowie
2016
32
Jane Jacobs (By: Jane Jacobs)
2016
33
David Bowie (By: David Bowie)
2016
34
Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2017
35
Christopher Hitchens
2017
36
Martin Luther King, Jr. (By: Martin Luther King Jr.)
2017
37
Christopher Hitchens (By: Christopher Hitchens)
2017
38
Hunter S. Thompson
2018
39
Kathy Acker: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2018
40
Hunter S. Thompson (By: Hunter S. Thompson)
2018
41
Julia Child: The Last Interview and Other Conversations
2018
42
Kathy Acker (By: Kathy Acker)
2018
43
Ursula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations
2019
44
Julia Child (By: Julia Child)
2018
45
Graham Greene: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2019
46
Ursula K. Le Guin (By: Ursula K. Le Guin)
2019
47
Toni Morrison: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2020
48
Prince (By: Prince )
2019
49
Frida Kahlo: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2020
50
Billie Holiday (By: Billie Holiday)
2019
51
Shirley Chisholm: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2021
52
Anthony Bourdain (By: Melville House, Helen Rosner)
2019
53
Fred Rogers: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2021
54
Graham Greene (By: Graham Greene)
2019
55
Toni Morrison
2020
56
Johnny Cash: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2021
57
John Lewis: The Last Interview and Other Conversations
2021
58
Frida Kahlo (By: Frida Kahlo)
2020
59
Marilyn Monroe (By: Melville House, Sady Doyle)
2020
60
Janet Malcolm: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
2022
61
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (By: Melville House)
2020
62
Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2022
63
Shirley Chisholm (By: Shirley Chisholm)
2021
64
bell hooks: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2023
65
Octavia E. Butler: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
2023
66
The Last Interview (By: Fred Rogers)
2021
67
Fred Rogers (By: Fred Rogers)
2021
68
Johnny Cash (By: Johnny Cash)
2021
69
John Lewis (By: Melville House)
2021
70
Janet Malcolm (By: Melville House)
2022
71
Diego Maradona ( By: Melville House)
2022
72
Kurt Cobain ( By: Melville House)
2022
73
Bell Hooks (By: bell hooks)
2023
74
Octavia E. Butler (By: Melville House)
2023
The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures Books
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Title
Year
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1
Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition (By: Siegfried Giedion)
1941
2
Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition
1941
3
i: Six Nonlectures (By: E.E. Cummings)
1953
4
Sincerity and Authenticity
1972
5
The Secular Scripture: A Study of the Structure of Romance
1973
6
Sincerity and Authenticity (By: Lionel Trilling)
1972
7
Six Walks in the Fictional Woods
1994
8
The Secular Scripture: A Study of the Structure of Romance (By: Northrop Frye)
1973
9
Six Walks in the Fictional Woods ( By: Umberto Eco)
1994
10
The Romantic Generation
1995
11
Lessons of the Masters
2003
12
The Romantic Generation (By: Charles Rosen)
1995
13
Lessons of the Masters (By: George Steiner)
2003
14
Bathers, Bodies, Beauty: The Visceral Eye (By: Linda Nochlin)
2006
15
The Origin of Others
2016
The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The American Newness ( By: Irving Howe)
1986
2
Highbrow/Lowbrow (By: Lawrence W. Levine)
1988
3
Revolutions (By: David Brion Davis)
1990
4
Playing in the Dark
1992
5
The Southern Tradition (By: Eugene D. Genovese)
1994
6
Writing Was Everything (By: Alfred Kazin)
1998
7
The Dissent of the Governed (By: Stephen L. Carter)
1998
8
Achieving Our Country (By: Richard M. Rorty)
1999
9
The Real American Dream (By: Andrew Delbanco)
1999
10
To Be the Poet (By: Maxine Hong Kingston)
2002
11
Reporting the Universe ( By: E.L. Doctorow)
2003
12
Circles and Lines (By: John Putnam Demos)
2004
13
Architecture as Signs and Systems (By: Robert Venturi)
2004
14
Reshaping the Work-Family Debate (By: Joan C. Williams)
2010
15
Tiger Writing ( By: Gish Jen)
2013
16
Tiger Writing (By: Gish Jen)
2013
17
Three Songs, Three Singers, Three Nations (By: Greil Marcus)
2015
18
Just a Journalist (By: Linda Greenhouse)
2017
Toni Morrison Anthologies
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir
1987
2
Go the Way Your Blood Beats
1996
3
The Good Parts
2000
4
Black Satin
2004
5
Women of Color Pray
2012
6
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
7
On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library