The Bluest Eye
of Toni Morrison
Description
The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision. Set in the author's girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Pecola prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves' garden do not bloom. Pecola's life does change- in painful, devastating ways.What its vivid evocation of the fear and loneliness at the heart of a child's yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment. The Bluest Eye remains one of Toni Morrisons's most powerful, unforgettable novels- and a significant work of American fiction.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 216 pages
- Publisher Plume
- Publication Date 09/06/05
- First Publication 06/01/70
- Language English
- ISBN 9780452287068
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Lorain, Ohio (United States)', 'Ohio (United States)']
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