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African-American History
Toni Morrison
One of the most renowned black writers, Morrison enjoys acclaim in all
literary circles. Born Chloe Anthony Wofford in Lorain, OH on February 18,
1931, Morrison is one of the United States most significant novelists of
the twentieth century
Morrison became textbook editor for a subsidiary of Random House in
1965, then in 1968, became the senior editor in the trade department of
Random-a job she kept until 1983. In her position, Morrison was instrumental
in getting the works of several young black writers published.
In 1993, Morrison won the Nobel Peace Prize for Poetry and the National
Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Morrison's fifth novel Beloved (1987), about the legacy of slavery, won
a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.
Her most successful novel, Song of Solomon, written in 1977, sold 3
million copies and was on the New York Times best seller list for 16 weeks.
The novel re-emerged on the best seller list in 1996 when it was chosen
by Oprah Winfrey for inclusion in Oprah's Book Club.
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